Word problems

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

1. A school has 20 boys and 15 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 35 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 38. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

4. A rectangular garden is 27 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 23 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. A school has 24 boys and 36 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A shop had 153 books. It sold 24 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many books are left?

8. A rectangular garden is 9 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 45. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

10. A shop had 135 cards. It sold 11 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many cards are left?

11. Priya buys 6 toys at Rs. 60 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

12. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 42. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

13. There are 3 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 11 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. A shop had 87 books. It sold 19 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many books are left?

15. A school has 24 boys and 8 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

17. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 83. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

18. The length of a rectangle is 30 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. The length of a rectangle is 35 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 52. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

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