Word problems

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

1. A school has 12 boys and 4 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. There are 5 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 11 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

3. A shop had 73 pencils. It sold 29 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

4. A car travels at 76 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. A school has 18 boys and 21 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A shop had 166 mangoes. It sold 28 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

7. There are 3 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 6 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

8. A car travels at 78 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. The length of a rectangle is 22 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. A rectangular garden is 34 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. A shop had 147 books. It sold 34 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many books are left?

12. There are 5 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 30 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 45. What is the cost of 8 pens and 5 books?

14. There are 9 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 23 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. The length of a rectangle is 18 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A shop had 80 marbles. It sold 17 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

17. A school has 40 boys and 45 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 60. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

19. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 62. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

20. The length of a rectangle is 19 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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