Word problems

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

1. A school has 21 boys and 12 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 35 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

4. A school has 8 boys and 12 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

6. A rectangular garden is 37 m long and 28 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. A school has 15 boys and 18 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 32. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

10. A shop had 131 balloons. It sold 22 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

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

12. Diya buys 2 toys at Rs. 38 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

13. A school has 54 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. A school has 9 boys and 12 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. Vikram buys 4 toys at Rs. 56 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

16. A school has 12 boys and 18 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. Ishaan buys 2 toys at Rs. 12 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A shop had 104 mangoes. It sold 28 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

19. There are 9 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 60 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 32 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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