Word problems

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

1. A school has 15 boys and 20 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A shop had 159 coins. It sold 19 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many coins are left?

3. A rectangular garden is 31 m long and 29 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A car travels at 76 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. Ananya buys 6 toys at Rs. 27 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

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

8. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 50. What is the cost of 7 pens and 5 books?

9. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 33. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

10. A school has 25 boys and 10 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. There are 7 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 33 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. The length of a rectangle is 25 cm and its breadth is 13 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. Ananya buys 6 toys at Rs. 58 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A shop had 161 stickers. It sold 22 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

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

16. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A car travels at 62 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. A shop had 141 marbles. It sold 35 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

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

20. A car travels at 42 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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