Word problems

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

1. A school has 18 boys and 12 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A shop had 86 stickers. It sold 30 in the morning and 37 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

3. There are 5 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 11 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

4. A school has 24 boys and 12 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 35. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

6. There are 6 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 19 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. Tara buys 4 toys at Rs. 60 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. A shop had 95 mangoes. It sold 35 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

11. A shop had 96 pencils. It sold 34 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

12. A shop had 177 apples. It sold 10 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many apples are left?

13. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 39. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

14. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 59. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

15. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

17. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 31. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

18. There are 5 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 34 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. The length of a rectangle is 18 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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