Word problems

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

1. A school has 36 boys and 12 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

3. A shop had 80 pencils. It sold 21 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

4. A school has 35 boys and 30 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. Dev buys 3 toys at Rs. 59 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

6. The length of a rectangle is 19 cm and its breadth is 18 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. The length of a rectangle is 29 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. A car travels at 31 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. A car travels at 68 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. A shop had 139 cards. It sold 11 in the morning and 37 in the evening. How many cards are left?

11. A rectangular garden is 11 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

13. A car travels at 31 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 33. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

15. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 18 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. A school has 30 boys and 48 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. A shop had 105 books. It sold 25 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many books are left?

18. A car travels at 41 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. A shop had 196 mangoes. It sold 37 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

20. A school has 48 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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