Word problems

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

1. A school has 10 boys and 45 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A school has 36 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. There are 4 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 7 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

4. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 87. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

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

7. A school has 18 boys and 30 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. There are 6 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 23 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. A shop had 132 books. It sold 25 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many books are left?

10. A shop had 129 stamps. It sold 31 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

11. A school has 21 boys and 18 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 49. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

13. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 70. What is the cost of 6 pens and 3 books?

14. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 45. What is the cost of 7 pens and 5 books?

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

16. The length of a rectangle is 26 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. The length of a rectangle is 37 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. A car travels at 74 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. Neha buys 2 toys at Rs. 48 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. A rectangular garden is 37 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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