Word problems

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

1. A school has 12 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. There are 3 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 12 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

3. The length of a rectangle is 16 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A car travels at 53 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

6. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 27 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A car travels at 81 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 18 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 68. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

10. A school has 9 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. Vikram buys 2 toys at Rs. 17 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

12. A car travels at 88 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

15. A shop had 183 coins. It sold 14 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many coins are left?

16. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 50. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

17. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. Arjun buys 6 toys at Rs. 44 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. A shop had 88 marbles. It sold 16 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

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