Word problems

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

1. A school has 21 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. Aarav buys 6 toys at Rs. 18 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

3. The length of a rectangle is 15 cm and its breadth is 13 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A school has 12 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. The length of a rectangle is 29 cm and its breadth is 26 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A shop had 168 cards. It sold 20 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many cards are left?

7. There are 6 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 8 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

8. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 41. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

9. There are 5 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 20 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. A school has 40 boys and 35 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. The length of a rectangle is 22 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A car travels at 67 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. Diya buys 4 toys at Rs. 50 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A shop had 126 coins. It sold 37 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many coins are left?

15. The length of a rectangle is 16 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A shop had 192 cards. It sold 37 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many cards are left?

17. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. Arjun buys 2 toys at Rs. 28 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. A shop had 75 mangoes. It sold 21 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

20. The length of a rectangle is 27 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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