Word problems

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

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

2. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 73. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

3. The length of a rectangle is 37 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. Ishaan buys 6 toys at Rs. 18 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. The length of a rectangle is 25 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A rectangular garden is 26 m long and 25 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. A shop had 61 pencils. It sold 24 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

8. A school has 14 boys and 10 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 41. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

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

11. A shop had 85 pencils. It sold 23 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

12. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 33. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

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

14. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A school has 18 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A school has 36 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. There are 3 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 10 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. A rectangular garden is 19 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. There are 9 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 7 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 73. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

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