Word problems

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

1. A school has 18 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 37 cm and its breadth is 29 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A shop had 191 pencils. It sold 31 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

4. A shop had 107 apples. It sold 33 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many apples are left?

5. A rectangular garden is 39 m long and 21 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. A school has 12 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A car travels at 32 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. Neha buys 2 toys at Rs. 18 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. There are 4 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 22 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. Meera buys 3 toys at Rs. 26 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

11. A shop had 192 coins. It sold 40 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many coins are left?

12. A school has 25 boys and 35 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A shop had 127 books. It sold 10 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many books are left?

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

15. A car travels at 58 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. A school has 18 boys and 4 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 62. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

19. A school has 25 boys and 45 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 70. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

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