Word problems

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

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

2. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 38. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

3. A rectangular garden is 26 m long and 19 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. The length of a rectangle is 38 cm and its breadth is 37 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 78. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

7. A shop had 168 apples. It sold 30 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many apples are left?

8. A shop had 107 stickers. It sold 30 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

9. A school has 36 boys and 24 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. A car travels at 34 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. A school has 15 boys and 35 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

13. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 30 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. Kabir buys 4 toys at Rs. 37 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. There are 4 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 30 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. A school has 10 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. A car travels at 38 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. A rectangular garden is 39 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. A shop had 124 balloons. It sold 32 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

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