Word problems

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

1. A school has 15 boys and 45 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A car travels at 54 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

3. A shop had 180 stamps. It sold 32 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

4. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. There are 9 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 29 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. A school has 20 boys and 16 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A shop had 71 balloons. It sold 12 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

8. A car travels at 80 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. A shop had 87 stickers. It sold 38 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

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

11. A shop had 175 marbles. It sold 31 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

12. There are 4 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 29 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. A rectangular garden is 22 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 34 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

15. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 84. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

16. There are 8 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 17 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. There are 3 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 15 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. A shop had 64 stamps. It sold 28 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

19. Vikram buys 6 toys at Rs. 22 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. A shop had 79 books. It sold 23 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many books are left?

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