Word problems

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

1. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 74. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

2. A car travels at 71 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

3. A school has 24 boys and 18 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A school has 20 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A school has 42 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A school has 32 boys and 16 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A school has 48 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A car travels at 63 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. A school has 9 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. The length of a rectangle is 29 cm and its breadth is 23 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. A shop had 73 coins. It sold 28 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many coins are left?

12. Diya buys 5 toys at Rs. 27 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

13. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 66. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

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

15. A shop had 145 apples. It sold 36 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many apples are left?

16. A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A car travels at 86 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. Arjun buys 6 toys at Rs. 48 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. The length of a rectangle is 25 cm and its breadth is 19 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. There are 8 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 40 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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