Word problems

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

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

2. A car travels at 42 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

3. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 39. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

4. A car travels at 84 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 86. What is the cost of 4 pens and 3 books?

6. The length of a rectangle is 16 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A school has 18 boys and 14 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. Vikram buys 3 toys at Rs. 34 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

10. A car travels at 42 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. A shop had 137 stamps. It sold 15 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

12. There are 8 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 24 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. A rectangular garden is 11 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. A car travels at 59 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A school has 24 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A car travels at 64 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. A shop had 100 marbles. It sold 29 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

18. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. There are 9 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 98 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

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