Word problems

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

1. A school has 35 boys and 25 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

3. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. The length of a rectangle is 18 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 50. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

6. A car travels at 68 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. Arjun buys 3 toys at Rs. 23 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. A school has 21 boys and 24 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. A shop had 126 coins. It sold 16 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many coins are left?

11. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A car travels at 37 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. There are 4 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 10 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. There are 7 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 53 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. A shop had 91 balloons. It sold 18 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

16. There are 8 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 46 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 64. What is the cost of 6 pens and 3 books?

18. A school has 30 boys and 48 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. A shop had 144 coins. It sold 20 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many coins are left?

20. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 36. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

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