Word problems

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

1. A school has 8 boys and 36 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 42. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

3. A rectangular garden is 25 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

5. A shop had 199 stamps. It sold 22 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

6. A school has 14 boys and 8 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A rectangular garden is 9 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A shop had 159 apples. It sold 11 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many apples are left?

9. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 41. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

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

11. A car travels at 52 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. Vikram buys 2 toys at Rs. 54 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

13. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 64. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

14. A rectangular garden is 34 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. There are 6 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 21 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A shop had 193 mangoes. It sold 22 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

17. The length of a rectangle is 27 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. A shop had 124 stamps. It sold 23 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

19. Vikram buys 3 toys at Rs. 39 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 56. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

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