Word problems

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

1. A school has 35 boys and 15 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A shop had 86 marbles. It sold 27 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

3. A car travels at 42 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. A shop had 189 stamps. It sold 12 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

5. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 19 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. A shop had 60 balloons. It sold 29 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

7. A car travels at 74 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. The length of a rectangle is 27 cm and its breadth is 21 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 23 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. A rectangular garden is 27 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. A school has 6 boys and 24 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A shop had 145 marbles. It sold 12 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

14. A shop had 135 coins. It sold 34 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many coins are left?

15. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 76. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

16. A shop had 170 cards. It sold 35 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many cards are left?

17. Meera buys 2 toys at Rs. 16 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A car travels at 78 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. Ananya buys 4 toys at Rs. 34 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. There are 8 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 13 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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