Word problems

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

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

2. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 58. What is the cost of 8 pens and 5 books?

3. A shop had 85 balloons. It sold 19 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

4. A shop had 151 balloons. It sold 17 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

5. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 36 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. A rectangular garden is 25 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. Tara buys 4 toys at Rs. 31 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. A school has 40 boys and 15 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 42. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

10. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. There are 5 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 17 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. A shop had 122 pencils. It sold 25 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

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

14. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 60. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

15. The length of a rectangle is 13 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. Dev buys 6 toys at Rs. 33 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

17. There are 3 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 11 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. The length of a rectangle is 33 cm and its breadth is 31 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. A car travels at 33 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. A school has 24 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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