Word problems

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

1. A school has 4 boys and 8 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 53. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

4. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 81. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

5. A car travels at 31 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. The length of a rectangle is 22 cm and its breadth is 13 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A rectangular garden is 35 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A shop had 85 books. It sold 33 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many books are left?

9. Tara buys 2 toys at Rs. 57 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. There are 9 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 25 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. Aarav buys 5 toys at Rs. 59 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

12. A shop had 99 balloons. It sold 37 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

13. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. A car travels at 89 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A school has 35 boys and 45 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

18. A shop had 92 mangoes. It sold 31 in the morning and 33 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

19. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. Dev buys 2 toys at Rs. 21 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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