Word problems

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

1. A school has 8 boys and 12 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A school has 24 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 30 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A school has 27 boys and 18 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A shop had 76 marbles. It sold 11 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

6. There are 8 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 11 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. Dev buys 6 toys at Rs. 14 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. A shop had 174 apples. It sold 36 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many apples are left?

9. A school has 12 boys and 16 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. A shop had 64 books. It sold 40 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many books are left?

11. A shop had 102 coins. It sold 34 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many coins are left?

12. A school has 8 boys and 10 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

14. A shop had 162 balloons. It sold 28 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

15. A car travels at 78 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

17. A shop had 103 stamps. It sold 24 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

18. A rectangular garden is 30 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A car travels at 67 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. A shop had 73 mangoes. It sold 28 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

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