Word problems

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

1. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 87. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

2. A school has 15 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A school has 9 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A shop had 166 books. It sold 27 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many books are left?

5. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 20 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. A rectangular garden is 39 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. There are 6 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 41 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. The length of a rectangle is 18 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. A shop had 187 books. It sold 26 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many books are left?

12. A car travels at 53 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. A rectangular garden is 11 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. There are 9 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 15 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. A school has 18 boys and 10 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 71. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

17. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 85. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

18. Vikram buys 6 toys at Rs. 57 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. A shop had 95 balloons. It sold 36 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

20. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 61. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

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