Word problems

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

1. A school has 18 boys and 14 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. There are 5 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 36 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

3. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 24 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 35. What is the cost of 7 pens and 5 books?

5. A school has 45 boys and 20 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. Arjun buys 4 toys at Rs. 21 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

7. A car travels at 32 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A shop had 95 books. It sold 12 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many books are left?

9. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 36. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

10. The length of a rectangle is 26 cm and its breadth is 18 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. A school has 15 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. The length of a rectangle is 31 cm and its breadth is 29 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 48. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

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

15. There are 4 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 26 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. Dev buys 6 toys at Rs. 53 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

17. Tara buys 4 toys at Rs. 58 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A shop had 105 marbles. It sold 24 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

19. There are 7 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 44 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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