Word problems

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

1. A school has 16 boys and 14 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 37. What is the cost of 7 pens and 5 books?

3. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 16 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A shop had 116 books. It sold 18 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many books are left?

5. The length of a rectangle is 28 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 80. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

8. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 44. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

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

10. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. A school has 30 boys and 15 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A car travels at 33 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 49. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

14. The length of a rectangle is 15 cm and its breadth is 13 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

15. Aarav buys 3 toys at Rs. 35 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

16. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 88. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

18. A car travels at 58 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. A car travels at 70 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. A shop had 160 pencils. It sold 21 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

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