Word problems

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

1. A school has 10 boys and 16 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A shop had 129 books. It sold 17 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many books are left?

3. Ananya buys 2 toys at Rs. 59 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

4. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. A car travels at 88 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. A car travels at 44 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

8. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 80. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

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

10. A school has 36 boys and 8 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 21 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. A shop had 159 cards. It sold 32 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many cards are left?

13. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 19 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 50. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

15. There are 5 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 28 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A school has 6 boys and 14 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 72. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

19. A shop had 76 stickers. It sold 29 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

20. The length of a rectangle is 13 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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