Word problems

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

1. A school has 16 boys and 8 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

3. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 53. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

4. A school has 15 boys and 12 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. There are 9 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 56 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 71. What is the cost of 6 pens and 3 books?

7. Arjun buys 5 toys at Rs. 12 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. A shop had 79 stamps. It sold 18 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

9. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 18 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 78. What is the cost of 7 pens and 5 books?

11. Tara buys 6 toys at Rs. 38 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

12. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

14. A school has 20 boys and 10 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A car travels at 80 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. A rectangular garden is 25 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

18. The length of a rectangle is 33 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 89. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

20. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 85. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

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