Word problems

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

1. A school has 12 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

3. There are 5 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 24 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

4. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 62. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

5. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 65. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

6. A rectangular garden is 9 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. A school has 36 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 79. What is the cost of 6 pens and 3 books?

9. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 54. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

10. A shop had 157 stickers. It sold 31 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

11. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 90. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

13. Diya buys 2 toys at Rs. 35 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 16 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

15. Meera buys 6 toys at Rs. 36 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

16. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 36. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

17. A school has 6 boys and 4 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 26 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. A car travels at 56 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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