Word problems

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

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

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

3. Vikram buys 2 toys at Rs. 45 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

4. A car travels at 86 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

6. A shop had 91 marbles. It sold 10 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

7. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 67. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

8. A car travels at 84 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. A school has 10 boys and 14 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

11. There are 3 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 4 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 37. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

13. A school has 18 boys and 6 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. A car travels at 36 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 46. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

16. A shop had 118 mangoes. It sold 10 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

17. Rohan buys 2 toys at Rs. 36 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A shop had 184 apples. It sold 10 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many apples are left?

19. A school has 18 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A shop had 79 pencils. It sold 23 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

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