Word problems

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

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

2. A car travels at 34 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

3. Diya buys 4 toys at Rs. 21 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

4. A school has 27 boys and 9 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A shop had 161 balloons. It sold 15 in the morning and 33 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

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

7. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 59. What is the cost of 4 pens and 3 books?

8. A rectangular garden is 9 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. A shop had 72 marbles. It sold 19 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

10. A shop had 118 coins. It sold 13 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many coins are left?

11. The length of a rectangle is 28 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A rectangular garden is 9 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

14. A rectangular garden is 31 m long and 18 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. Arjun buys 4 toys at Rs. 12 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

16. The length of a rectangle is 38 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. There are 4 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 16 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 21 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A car travels at 40 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 55. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

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