Word problems

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

1. A school has 24 boys and 12 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 13 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 88. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

4. There are 9 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 31 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

5. There are 9 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 40 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. There are 8 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 28 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

8. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 64. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

9. A car travels at 54 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 53. What is the cost of 4 pens and 3 books?

12. A school has 18 boys and 10 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A car travels at 88 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. The length of a rectangle is 14 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

15. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 74. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

16. There are 6 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 36 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. A shop had 165 apples. It sold 16 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many apples are left?

18. A shop had 165 stamps. It sold 20 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

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

20. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 90. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

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