Word problems

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

1. A school has 8 boys and 36 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 73. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

4. There are 3 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 8 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

5. A shop had 142 cards. It sold 32 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many cards are left?

6. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 53. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

7. A shop had 180 stamps. It sold 30 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

8. A car travels at 33 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 71. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

10. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 54. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

11. The length of a rectangle is 33 cm and its breadth is 19 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A school has 9 boys and 6 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A school has 28 boys and 8 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 39. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

15. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 75. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

16. A car travels at 37 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. A car travels at 73 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. The length of a rectangle is 19 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. A car travels at 53 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. Meera buys 4 toys at Rs. 58 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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