Word problems

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

1. A school has 30 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. There are 5 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 8 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

3. A shop had 70 books. It sold 27 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many books are left?

4. A car travels at 74 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. Meera buys 2 toys at Rs. 21 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

6. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 22 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. A shop had 129 coins. It sold 34 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many coins are left?

8. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 82. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

9. The length of a rectangle is 34 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 39. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

11. Arjun buys 3 toys at Rs. 42 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

13. A school has 12 boys and 28 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. There are 8 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 75 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. There are 7 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 62 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. A school has 24 boys and 8 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

19. Ananya buys 4 toys at Rs. 16 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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