Word problems

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

1. A school has 25 boys and 25 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A school has 8 boys and 6 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

4. The length of a rectangle is 28 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 74. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

6. There are 8 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 49 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. A shop had 63 stamps. It sold 36 in the morning and 37 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

8. There are 5 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 20 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. The length of a rectangle is 15 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. The length of a rectangle is 26 cm and its breadth is 13 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. Vikram buys 5 toys at Rs. 26 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

12. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 49. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

13. A car travels at 45 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. A rectangular garden is 14 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A car travels at 64 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. A rectangular garden is 28 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A car travels at 54 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

19. A car travels at 82 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. A shop had 149 marbles. It sold 10 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

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