Word problems

Read each problem carefully and write the answer with its unit.

1. A school has 16 boys and 18 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. There are 5 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 8 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

3. A shop had 69 books. It sold 32 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many books are left?

4. Kabir buys 5 toys at Rs. 18 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. A shop had 124 coins. It sold 17 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many coins are left?

6. Aarav buys 3 toys at Rs. 16 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

7. A car travels at 70 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 24 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. A school has 48 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. The length of a rectangle is 26 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. A school has 15 boys and 6 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 64. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

13. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 56. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

14. There are 9 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 28 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. A school has 12 boys and 21 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. The length of a rectangle is 29 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. A car travels at 48 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. A rectangular garden is 14 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A car travels at 47 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. A shop had 101 mangoes. It sold 16 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

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