Word problems

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

1. A school has 12 boys and 24 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 14 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 70. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

5. A shop had 92 marbles. It sold 35 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

6. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 82. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

7. A shop had 80 apples. It sold 38 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many apples are left?

8. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 57. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

9. A school has 9 boys and 18 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. A school has 45 boys and 25 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A shop had 143 stickers. It sold 26 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

12. The length of a rectangle is 22 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. Neha buys 5 toys at Rs. 30 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 40. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

16. Meera buys 5 toys at Rs. 30 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

17. A school has 42 boys and 30 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 48. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

19. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 78. What is the cost of 6 pens and 3 books?

20. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 57. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

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