Word problems

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

1. A school has 6 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A car travels at 63 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

3. A school has 36 boys and 30 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A school has 9 boys and 24 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. Aarav buys 6 toys at Rs. 17 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

6. The length of a rectangle is 14 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 72. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

8. A shop had 113 apples. It sold 10 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many apples are left?

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

10. A shop had 152 marbles. It sold 23 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

11. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 32. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

12. A shop had 193 cards. It sold 33 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many cards are left?

13. A shop had 158 coins. It sold 35 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many coins are left?

14. A car travels at 79 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A shop had 182 balloons. It sold 22 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

16. A car travels at 32 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. A shop had 62 marbles. It sold 19 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

18. Tara buys 5 toys at Rs. 38 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. A car travels at 68 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. A rectangular garden is 32 m long and 28 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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