Word problems

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

1. A school has 4 boys and 12 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 57. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

3. Dev buys 4 toys at Rs. 14 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

4. A shop had 166 pencils. It sold 24 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

5. A shop had 68 apples. It sold 32 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many apples are left?

6. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. Ananya buys 5 toys at Rs. 42 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. There are 5 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 6 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. A school has 20 boys and 24 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. The length of a rectangle is 22 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. The length of a rectangle is 16 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 50. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

13. A car travels at 67 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. There are 8 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 40 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. There are 7 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 21 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A school has 10 boys and 20 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 30 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 60. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

19. A shop had 86 books. It sold 17 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many books are left?

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

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