Word problems

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

1. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 67. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

2. A school has 36 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A rectangular garden is 19 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 29 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 18 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A school has 36 boys and 18 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 74. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

8. There are 5 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 8 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. The length of a rectangle is 13 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. The length of a rectangle is 37 cm and its breadth is 31 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A rectangular garden is 11 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A school has 20 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. A shop had 133 mangoes. It sold 21 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

15. A school has 27 boys and 6 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. The length of a rectangle is 14 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. A shop had 164 cards. It sold 35 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many cards are left?

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

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

20. A school has 4 boys and 6 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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