Word problems

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

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

2. A school has 36 boys and 48 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A rectangular garden is 11 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. The length of a rectangle is 28 cm and its breadth is 26 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A car travels at 55 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. A school has 24 boys and 28 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A shop had 174 pencils. It sold 19 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

8. A school has 42 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

10. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 50. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

11. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 78. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

12. A car travels at 80 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. A car travels at 34 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. Tara buys 3 toys at Rs. 52 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 36. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

16. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 78. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

17. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 54. What is the cost of 8 pens and 5 books?

19. A shop had 161 books. It sold 37 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many books are left?

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

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