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 shop had 68 pencils. It sold 29 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

3. A rectangular garden is 31 m long and 26 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A school has 48 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A shop had 167 books. It sold 39 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many books are left?

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

7. A school has 16 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. Rohan buys 5 toys at Rs. 45 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. Priya buys 3 toys at Rs. 51 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. A shop had 140 cards. It sold 28 in the morning and 11 in the evening. How many cards are left?

11. A shop had 80 balloons. It sold 14 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

12. There are 7 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 54 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. A car travels at 62 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. A shop had 126 stamps. It sold 38 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

15. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. A car travels at 83 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

18. The length of a rectangle is 28 cm and its breadth is 24 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. A car travels at 39 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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