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 rectangular garden is 37 m long and 31 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. The length of a rectangle is 10 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A car travels at 57 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 64. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

6. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. The length of a rectangle is 30 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. There are 3 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 3 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. A school has 12 boys and 48 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. There are 6 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 31 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. A car travels at 30 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. The length of a rectangle is 38 cm and its breadth is 28 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. There are 9 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 10 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. A shop had 165 apples. It sold 26 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many apples are left?

16. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A school has 36 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. A shop had 200 mangoes. It sold 28 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

19. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 78. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

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