Word problems

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

1. A school has 21 boys and 24 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A school has 24 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A car travels at 89 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. A shop had 161 balloons. It sold 14 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

5. Meera buys 3 toys at Rs. 14 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

6. A school has 20 boys and 35 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. The length of a rectangle is 18 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. A car travels at 50 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. A shop had 121 marbles. It sold 13 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

10. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 24 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 30 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. A shop had 149 cards. It sold 38 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many cards are left?

13. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 87. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

14. Dev buys 3 toys at Rs. 25 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. A shop had 78 marbles. It sold 26 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

16. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 47. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

18. There are 8 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 35 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A school has 24 boys and 12 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A school has 18 boys and 6 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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