Word problems

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

1. A school has 20 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A shop had 189 balloons. It sold 24 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

3. A car travels at 45 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 63. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

5. A school has 15 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A school has 8 boys and 24 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. Tara buys 5 toys at Rs. 14 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 46. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

9. There are 5 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 6 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. A shop had 199 marbles. It sold 38 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

11. Dev buys 3 toys at Rs. 49 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

12. A school has 30 boys and 35 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A rectangular garden is 28 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. A shop had 167 cards. It sold 26 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many cards are left?

15. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 37. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

16. The length of a rectangle is 34 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 62. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

19. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 70. What is the cost of 6 pens and 3 books?

20. Rohan buys 5 toys at Rs. 47 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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