Word problems

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

1. A school has 12 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

3. A school has 20 boys and 20 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. The length of a rectangle is 13 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A shop had 128 apples. It sold 16 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many apples are left?

6. Dev buys 5 toys at Rs. 28 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

7. Tara buys 5 toys at Rs. 34 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. A shop had 145 balloons. It sold 10 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

9. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 34 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A shop had 109 mangoes. It sold 19 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

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

12. A car travels at 69 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. Arjun buys 5 toys at Rs. 21 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. There are 9 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 21 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

16. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 78. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

17. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 57. What is the cost of 4 pens and 3 books?

18. Ananya buys 4 toys at Rs. 50 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. The length of a rectangle is 16 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. A school has 45 boys and 30 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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