Word problems

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

1. A school has 21 boys and 24 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 11 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. Meera buys 5 toys at Rs. 51 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

4. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 45. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

6. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 86. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

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

8. A car travels at 73 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 86. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

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

11. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A car travels at 65 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. A car travels at 89 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. A shop had 89 stamps. It sold 21 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

15. A shop had 141 mangoes. It sold 14 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

16. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A school has 40 boys and 10 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. A school has 12 boys and 18 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. Ishaan buys 4 toys at Rs. 29 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. The length of a rectangle is 19 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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