Word problems

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

1. A school has 36 boys and 20 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 37 m long and 21 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 13 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A rectangular garden is 19 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. A school has 8 boys and 18 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. Priya buys 3 toys at Rs. 27 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. A shop had 118 books. It sold 33 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many books are left?

9. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 77. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

10. There are 5 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 4 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. The length of a rectangle is 37 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A shop had 99 mangoes. It sold 25 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

13. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 16 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. There are 3 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 21 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

16. A shop had 65 books. It sold 28 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many books are left?

17. A shop had 155 coins. It sold 15 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many coins are left?

18. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 45. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

19. A shop had 200 mangoes. It sold 15 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

20. A car travels at 39 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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