Word problems

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

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

2. A car travels at 41 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

3. A shop had 146 cards. It sold 22 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many cards are left?

4. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 18 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 75. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

6. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 71. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

8. A shop had 88 marbles. It sold 40 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

9. A shop had 116 marbles. It sold 30 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

10. Vikram buys 6 toys at Rs. 23 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

11. A school has 35 boys and 30 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A shop had 69 balloons. It sold 35 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

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

14. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 40. What is the cost of 4 pens and 3 books?

15. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 57. What is the cost of 6 pens and 3 books?

16. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 89. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

17. There are 7 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 17 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. A shop had 165 pencils. It sold 30 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

19. The length of a rectangle is 12 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. There are 7 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 9 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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