Word problems

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

1. A school has 10 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A car travels at 35 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

3. A school has 36 boys and 20 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. The length of a rectangle is 27 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A shop had 156 pencils. It sold 24 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

6. A school has 48 boys and 18 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A school has 10 boys and 12 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. The length of a rectangle is 30 cm and its breadth is 20 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. A rectangular garden is 25 m long and 21 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. Ishaan buys 2 toys at Rs. 54 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

11. The length of a rectangle is 30 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A shop had 176 marbles. It sold 29 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

13. The length of a rectangle is 19 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. A shop had 174 books. It sold 20 in the morning and 37 in the evening. How many books are left?

15. There are 5 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 10 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A school has 25 boys and 10 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 42. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

18. A shop had 166 coins. It sold 12 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many coins are left?

19. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. A car travels at 74 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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