Word problems

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

1. A school has 21 boys and 24 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A car travels at 37 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 79. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

6. A rectangular garden is 13 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. A shop had 148 apples. It sold 19 in the morning and 11 in the evening. How many apples are left?

8. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 16 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

11. A car travels at 41 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. A shop had 194 cards. It sold 19 in the morning and 11 in the evening. How many cards are left?

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

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

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

16. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 30. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

19. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 81. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

20. There are 4 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 5 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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