Word problems

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

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

2. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 67. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

3. A school has 14 boys and 12 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 27 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A shop had 69 apples. It sold 28 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many apples are left?

8. A car travels at 82 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 70. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

10. The length of a rectangle is 25 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. There are 4 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 16 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. A car travels at 80 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. A rectangular garden is 32 m long and 27 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. A shop had 169 books. It sold 23 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many books are left?

15. A school has 16 boys and 12 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. The length of a rectangle is 27 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 27 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. Meera buys 2 toys at Rs. 48 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. A shop had 82 mangoes. It sold 20 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

20. There are 7 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 6 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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