Word problems

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

1. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 89. What is the cost of 8 pens and 5 books?

2. A school has 40 boys and 10 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A rectangular garden is 25 m long and 21 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A shop had 99 mangoes. It sold 11 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

5. Meera buys 2 toys at Rs. 14 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

6. The length of a rectangle is 13 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A school has 36 boys and 24 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A car travels at 83 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

10. There are 7 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 29 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. A car travels at 40 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. A car travels at 76 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. A shop had 64 stickers. It sold 17 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

15. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 73. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

16. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

18. A school has 12 boys and 9 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. A car travels at 53 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 35. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

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