Word problems

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

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

2. There are 3 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 7 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

3. The length of a rectangle is 12 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A shop had 105 apples. It sold 25 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many apples are left?

5. A car travels at 45 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. A rectangular garden is 39 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A school has 42 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

11. A car travels at 30 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. A school has 36 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A shop had 124 books. It sold 29 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many books are left?

14. Vikram buys 2 toys at Rs. 15 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. A car travels at 51 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. The length of a rectangle is 19 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. A shop had 117 books. It sold 26 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many books are left?

19. A shop had 71 mangoes. It sold 13 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

20. A school has 30 boys and 15 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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