Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

2. A school has 36 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 30 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 46. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

5. The length of a rectangle is 12 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. The length of a rectangle is 37 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A school has 10 boys and 30 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

9. A car travels at 49 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. A car travels at 30 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. A shop had 147 stamps. It sold 10 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

12. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 75. What is the cost of 8 pens and 5 books?

13. A school has 28 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. A shop had 97 balloons. It sold 39 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

15. A car travels at 64 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 32. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

17. There are 9 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 54 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. A school has 24 boys and 28 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. Neha buys 2 toys at Rs. 24 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

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