Word problems

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

1. A school has 15 boys and 10 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 79. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

4. A shop had 168 stamps. It sold 37 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

5. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 44. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

6. A rectangular garden is 37 m long and 32 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. Sana buys 6 toys at Rs. 60 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. The length of a rectangle is 18 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. A car travels at 50 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. There are 9 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 88 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. A shop had 192 pencils. It sold 25 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

12. A shop had 199 pencils. It sold 36 in the morning and 11 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

13. The length of a rectangle is 37 cm and its breadth is 16 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. A shop had 118 balloons. It sold 30 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

15. A car travels at 60 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. Ananya buys 5 toys at Rs. 35 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

17. A shop had 112 stickers. It sold 19 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

18. A shop had 110 balloons. It sold 13 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

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

20. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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