Word problems

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

1. A school has 35 boys and 45 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A school has 12 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 31. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

4. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. Vikram buys 4 toys at Rs. 42 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

7. A school has 36 boys and 16 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A shop had 96 marbles. It sold 12 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

9. There are 9 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 64 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

11. A school has 16 boys and 12 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A shop had 102 marbles. It sold 31 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

13. There are 4 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 10 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 29 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

15. A rectangular garden is 39 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. A car travels at 80 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. There are 5 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 27 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 89. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

20. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 84. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

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