Word problems

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

1. A school has 18 boys and 14 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A shop had 170 apples. It sold 34 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many apples are left?

3. The length of a rectangle is 10 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A shop had 200 pencils. It sold 28 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

5. A car travels at 40 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. A car travels at 64 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 78. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

10. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 13 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

12. There are 8 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 26 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 85. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

14. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. Vikram buys 5 toys at Rs. 55 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

17. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. Aarav buys 5 toys at Rs. 14 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 34 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. A car travels at 49 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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