Word problems

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

1. A school has 30 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. Tara buys 6 toys at Rs. 60 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

3. The length of a rectangle is 28 cm and its breadth is 25 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A shop had 199 cards. It sold 17 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many cards are left?

5. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. A school has 9 boys and 21 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A school has 12 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A shop had 166 pencils. It sold 23 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

9. The length of a rectangle is 11 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 83. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

11. There are 6 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 9 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. Arjun buys 2 toys at Rs. 56 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

13. The length of a rectangle is 25 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. The length of a rectangle is 28 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 85. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

17. The length of a rectangle is 25 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. A rectangular garden is 19 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A school has 30 boys and 30 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. The length of a rectangle is 11 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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