Word problems

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

1. A school has 27 boys and 21 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. Meera buys 4 toys at Rs. 27 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

3. There are 8 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 5 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

4. A school has 40 boys and 30 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

6. A car travels at 83 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 74. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

8. A shop had 134 mangoes. It sold 19 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

9. A shop had 123 mangoes. It sold 30 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

10. A school has 32 boys and 28 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A rectangular garden is 39 m long and 24 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 64. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

13. A shop had 145 apples. It sold 17 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many apples are left?

14. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 38. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

15. A shop had 75 mangoes. It sold 28 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

16. Tara buys 3 toys at Rs. 15 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

17. There are 9 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 32 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. A rectangular garden is 14 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A car travels at 43 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. A car travels at 30 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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