Word problems

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

1. A school has 24 boys and 6 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A shop had 119 balloons. It sold 31 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

3. A rectangular garden is 32 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A school has 12 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. There are 4 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 16 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. A shop had 181 apples. It sold 19 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many apples are left?

7. A rectangular garden is 31 m long and 27 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 60. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

9. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 88. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

10. There are 8 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 82 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. A shop had 126 coins. It sold 38 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many coins are left?

12. A school has 28 boys and 20 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A school has 10 boys and 18 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 50. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

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

16. A shop had 173 mangoes. It sold 21 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

17. A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 19 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 27 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 32 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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