Word problems

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

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

2. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A school has 18 boys and 12 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 19 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. There are 3 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 16 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. A car travels at 83 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. Aarav buys 4 toys at Rs. 17 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. A shop had 70 coins. It sold 11 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many coins are left?

9. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 82. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

10. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 55. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

11. A shop had 195 stickers. It sold 13 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

12. A school has 12 boys and 9 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. There are 7 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 71 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 27 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

15. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 70. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

16. A shop had 133 apples. It sold 18 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many apples are left?

17. A shop had 104 apples. It sold 34 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many apples are left?

18. A shop had 115 balloons. It sold 30 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

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

20. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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