Word problems

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

1. A car travels at 50 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

2. The length of a rectangle is 18 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A shop had 172 pencils. It sold 13 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

4. A school has 30 boys and 25 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

6. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 32. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

7. A school has 25 boys and 20 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 38. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

9. Tara buys 3 toys at Rs. 15 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. A school has 25 boys and 15 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. There are 5 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 24 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. The length of a rectangle is 29 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. A car travels at 35 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A shop had 188 mangoes. It sold 33 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

16. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A shop had 73 apples. It sold 32 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many apples are left?

18. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 48. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

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

20. A school has 40 boys and 20 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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