Word problems

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

1. A school has 8 boys and 12 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A shop had 106 mangoes. It sold 12 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

3. The length of a rectangle is 19 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A school has 12 boys and 48 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. There are 3 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 6 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. There are 4 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 18 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. The length of a rectangle is 29 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. A shop had 175 balloons. It sold 25 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

9. The length of a rectangle is 31 cm and its breadth is 18 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 49. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

12. A rectangular garden is 35 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

14. Meera buys 5 toys at Rs. 17 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

16. There are 7 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 35 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. A shop had 88 balloons. It sold 25 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

18. Ananya buys 4 toys at Rs. 37 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. A school has 42 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A car travels at 84 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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