Word problems

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

1. A school has 32 boys and 12 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 26 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. Aarav buys 5 toys at Rs. 37 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

4. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 43. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

5. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 49. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

6. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 51. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

7. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 35 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. There are 9 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 60 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. A shop had 80 books. It sold 19 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many books are left?

11. Ananya buys 4 toys at Rs. 32 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

12. Priya buys 2 toys at Rs. 23 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

13. There are 7 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 5 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 71. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

15. Sana buys 5 toys at Rs. 41 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

16. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A shop had 161 apples. It sold 19 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many apples are left?

18. The length of a rectangle is 14 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. A car travels at 40 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 29 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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