Word problems

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

1. A school has 18 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 28 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A rectangular garden is 14 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

5. The length of a rectangle is 31 cm and its breadth is 24 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A school has 45 boys and 35 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A shop had 87 mangoes. It sold 34 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

8. There are 9 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 11 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 88. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

10. There are 4 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 36 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. A car travels at 39 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. A school has 36 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A school has 30 boys and 20 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. A car travels at 88 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. There are 3 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 7 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 44. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

17. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. A school has 6 boys and 4 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. A car travels at 67 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 44. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

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