Word problems

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

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

2. A school has 14 boys and 14 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A rectangular garden is 26 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. The length of a rectangle is 26 cm and its breadth is 16 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. The length of a rectangle is 11 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A shop had 179 marbles. It sold 10 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

7. There are 8 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 74 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

8. A shop had 167 marbles. It sold 11 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

9. Neha buys 2 toys at Rs. 57 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. A shop had 144 pencils. It sold 14 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

11. A car travels at 67 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. A car travels at 67 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. A shop had 97 pencils. It sold 10 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

14. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. There are 7 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 65 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A rectangular garden is 32 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. A rectangular garden is 14 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A shop had 125 apples. It sold 38 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many apples are left?

20. There are 9 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 37 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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