Word problems

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

1. A school has 36 boys and 16 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. There are 4 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 5 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

3. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 85. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

4. A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. There are 6 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 22 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. A shop had 197 stamps. It sold 16 in the morning and 33 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

7. A school has 42 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 83. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

9. A school has 12 boys and 6 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

11. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 61. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

12. A shop had 80 pencils. It sold 27 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

13. The length of a rectangle is 23 cm and its breadth is 18 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. A rectangular garden is 35 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 75. What is the cost of 4 pens and 3 books?

16. There are 9 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 61 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. A shop had 138 stickers. It sold 11 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

18. There are 3 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 13 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A shop had 129 cards. It sold 20 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many cards are left?

20. There are 4 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 14 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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