Word problems

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

1. A school has 24 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A shop had 200 pencils. It sold 11 in the morning and 37 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

3. A school has 18 boys and 18 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

5. A school has 30 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A shop had 168 mangoes. It sold 35 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

7. A car travels at 61 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 63. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

9. A shop had 81 pencils. It sold 31 in the morning and 33 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

10. A school has 48 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 19 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. Vikram buys 4 toys at Rs. 36 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

13. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 34. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

14. A shop had 162 coins. It sold 14 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many coins are left?

15. A school has 6 boys and 18 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A shop had 113 stamps. It sold 25 in the morning and 11 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

17. A rectangular garden is 22 m long and 19 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 72. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

19. There are 3 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 5 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. The length of a rectangle is 28 cm and its breadth is 21 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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