Word problems

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

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

2. A school has 12 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 76. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

4. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 21 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. Neha buys 2 toys at Rs. 46 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

6. Arjun buys 6 toys at Rs. 20 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

7. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 72. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

8. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. The length of a rectangle is 37 cm and its breadth is 31 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. A shop had 190 coins. It sold 21 in the morning and 11 in the evening. How many coins are left?

11. There are 7 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 66 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A shop had 171 books. It sold 35 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many books are left?

14. A car travels at 36 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

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

17. A shop had 82 balloons. It sold 39 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

18. The length of a rectangle is 13 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 53. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

20. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 43. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

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