Word problems

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

1. A school has 30 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A rectangular garden is 14 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A school has 27 boys and 21 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

6. A car travels at 67 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. A car travels at 42 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 48. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

9. There are 3 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 20 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. A shop had 116 stamps. It sold 33 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

11. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 80. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

12. A car travels at 88 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. The length of a rectangle is 37 cm and its breadth is 30 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. There are 7 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 65 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. A rectangular garden is 28 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. A school has 54 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

18. A shop had 132 coins. It sold 23 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many coins are left?

19. Diya buys 6 toys at Rs. 17 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 55. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

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