Word problems

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

1. A school has 8 boys and 16 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A shop had 166 pencils. It sold 38 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

3. There are 3 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 28 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

4. A school has 27 boys and 24 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A school has 21 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A car travels at 67 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. The length of a rectangle is 30 cm and its breadth is 25 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. A shop had 137 apples. It sold 39 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many apples are left?

12. The length of a rectangle is 35 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. A shop had 158 balloons. It sold 38 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

14. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 36. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

15. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A shop had 111 mangoes. It sold 28 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

17. The length of a rectangle is 26 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 52. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

19. Diya buys 6 toys at Rs. 54 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. A school has 48 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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