Word problems

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

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

2. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 35. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

3. A school has 15 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A school has 9 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A school has 20 boys and 45 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A school has 12 boys and 48 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A shop had 149 apples. It sold 34 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many apples are left?

8. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. A rectangular garden is 31 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A school has 30 boys and 10 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 43. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

12. There are 3 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 5 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. Tara buys 2 toys at Rs. 16 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A school has 10 boys and 35 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A school has 24 boys and 6 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 39. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

17. Priya buys 3 toys at Rs. 26 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A rectangular garden is 30 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. The length of a rectangle is 16 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 19 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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