Word problems

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

1. A school has 48 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A car travels at 73 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

3. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 39. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

5. A shop had 119 pencils. It sold 21 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

6. A school has 24 boys and 6 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 28 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. A car travels at 59 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. A school has 18 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 88. What is the cost of 7 pens and 5 books?

11. A car travels at 68 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. A shop had 155 coins. It sold 36 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many coins are left?

13. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 31. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

14. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 90. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

15. A rectangular garden is 13 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 60. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

17. A shop had 179 stamps. It sold 31 in the morning and 33 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

18. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 78. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

19. There are 8 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 19 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. There are 4 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 12 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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