Word problems

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

1. A school has 32 boys and 36 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 19 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. Dev buys 5 toys at Rs. 24 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. A shop had 102 books. It sold 20 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many books are left?

6. A school has 12 boys and 8 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A school has 18 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. Tara buys 2 toys at Rs. 43 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. A shop had 177 stamps. It sold 18 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

11. A shop had 144 balloons. It sold 28 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

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

13. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 53. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

14. Vikram buys 4 toys at Rs. 46 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. A car travels at 75 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 42. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

18. A car travels at 57 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. A school has 12 boys and 12 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A rectangular garden is 39 m long and 23 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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