Word problems

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

1. A school has 8 boys and 20 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A school has 24 boys and 16 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A rectangular garden is 37 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

5. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 34. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

6. A school has 12 boys and 21 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

8. A car travels at 87 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. A rectangular garden is 25 m long and 22 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A car travels at 62 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

12. A car travels at 75 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. The length of a rectangle is 35 cm and its breadth is 26 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 62. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

15. There are 4 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 4 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 68. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

17. Ishaan buys 5 toys at Rs. 18 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. The length of a rectangle is 29 cm and its breadth is 27 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. A car travels at 77 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 81. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

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