Word problems

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

1. A school has 8 boys and 18 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

3. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. There are 8 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 28 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

5. A school has 48 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A shop had 162 pencils. It sold 14 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

7. A school has 9 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A shop had 113 books. It sold 14 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many books are left?

9. A shop had 91 marbles. It sold 34 in the morning and 33 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

10. There are 6 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 26 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. A school has 30 boys and 15 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. The length of a rectangle is 37 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. A school has 45 boys and 30 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 18 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A school has 18 boys and 18 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 45. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

17. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. A car travels at 70 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. Meera buys 5 toys at Rs. 42 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

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