Word problems

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

1. A school has 42 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A car travels at 64 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

3. A shop had 188 pencils. It sold 21 in the morning and 11 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

4. The length of a rectangle is 16 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A school has 12 boys and 14 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 40. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

7. A school has 32 boys and 16 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. Aarav buys 3 toys at Rs. 15 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. There are 6 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 61 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. A shop had 126 apples. It sold 31 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many apples are left?

12. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A car travels at 59 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. Vikram buys 2 toys at Rs. 12 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. There are 4 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 9 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. Diya buys 6 toys at Rs. 56 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A car travels at 79 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. The length of a rectangle is 18 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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