Word problems

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

1. A school has 12 boys and 20 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A car travels at 58 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

3. A shop had 178 balloons. It sold 34 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

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

5. A school has 16 boys and 28 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. Priya buys 5 toys at Rs. 58 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

7. The length of a rectangle is 26 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. A car travels at 66 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. A shop had 142 pencils. It sold 10 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

10. A rectangular garden is 35 m long and 20 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. There are 7 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 23 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. Vikram buys 2 toys at Rs. 47 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

14. A car travels at 75 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A rectangular garden is 26 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 22 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A rectangular garden is 34 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 39. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

19. There are 6 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 33 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. A school has 36 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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