Word problems

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

1. A school has 12 boys and 6 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A shop had 182 stickers. It sold 37 in the morning and 11 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

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

4. A car travels at 88 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. A shop had 87 stickers. It sold 19 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

8. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 83. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

9. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 46. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

10. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 22 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. The length of a rectangle is 34 cm and its breadth is 23 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 69. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

13. A rectangular garden is 14 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. A shop had 147 cards. It sold 10 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many cards are left?

15. A school has 20 boys and 28 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A rectangular garden is 14 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A car travels at 68 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. Kabir buys 2 toys at Rs. 17 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. Rohan buys 4 toys at Rs. 15 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. The length of a rectangle is 14 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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