Word problems

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

1. A school has 30 boys and 45 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A shop had 132 marbles. It sold 36 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

3. The length of a rectangle is 11 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 38. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

5. Diya buys 6 toys at Rs. 20 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

6. There are 9 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 13 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. A car travels at 36 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A shop had 167 cards. It sold 29 in the morning and 37 in the evening. How many cards are left?

9. A car travels at 68 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. A shop had 95 apples. It sold 18 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many apples are left?

11. A shop had 96 mangoes. It sold 37 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

12. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. A rectangular garden is 31 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

16. There are 8 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 39 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. A car travels at 45 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. A rectangular garden is 28 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 33. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

20. The length of a rectangle is 30 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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