Word problems

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

1. A school has 27 boys and 12 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

3. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A car travels at 39 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 35. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

6. A shop had 78 stamps. It sold 24 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

7. Vikram buys 6 toys at Rs. 51 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. Rohan buys 5 toys at Rs. 39 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

10. A shop had 196 apples. It sold 19 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many apples are left?

11. There are 8 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 11 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 85. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

13. There are 4 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 29 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. A rectangular garden is 25 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. A car travels at 71 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. There are 5 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 20 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. There are 9 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 29 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 34 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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