Word problems

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

1. A school has 48 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A shop had 103 stickers. It sold 25 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

3. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 82. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

4. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A car travels at 56 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. A shop had 148 stamps. It sold 38 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

8. A rectangular garden is 28 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. A car travels at 76 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. The length of a rectangle is 18 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

12. A shop had 85 balloons. It sold 40 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

13. The length of a rectangle is 28 cm and its breadth is 27 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. A shop had 134 apples. It sold 22 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many apples are left?

15. A school has 18 boys and 12 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A school has 16 boys and 6 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. A rectangular garden is 11 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. Meera buys 4 toys at Rs. 33 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. A shop had 155 coins. It sold 16 in the morning and 33 in the evening. How many coins are left?

20. A shop had 142 stickers. It sold 16 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

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