Word problems

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

1. A school has 21 boys and 18 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 49. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

3. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. Tara buys 6 toys at Rs. 24 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. A shop had 110 marbles. It sold 16 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

6. A car travels at 47 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. There are 5 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 18 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

8. The length of a rectangle is 23 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. A school has 18 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 20 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. A school has 6 boys and 21 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 31. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

13. Meera buys 6 toys at Rs. 21 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

15. A school has 16 boys and 36 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. There are 6 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 47 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 24 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. There are 7 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 16 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. The length of a rectangle is 16 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 30 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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