Word problems

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

1. A school has 42 boys and 30 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A car travels at 52 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

3. Tara buys 5 toys at Rs. 56 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

4. There are 3 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 8 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

5. There are 5 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 18 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

7. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 89. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

8. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. A car travels at 81 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. There are 9 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 4 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. Arjun buys 2 toys at Rs. 14 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

12. The length of a rectangle is 34 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. A shop had 171 mangoes. It sold 22 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

15. A shop had 121 cards. It sold 22 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many cards are left?

16. There are 5 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 7 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. A school has 18 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. There are 9 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 28 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 83. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

20. A car travels at 50 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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