Word problems

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

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

2. The length of a rectangle is 26 cm and its breadth is 16 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A rectangular garden is 22 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 80. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

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

6. A shop had 172 apples. It sold 33 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many apples are left?

7. A car travels at 86 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A car travels at 56 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. A car travels at 44 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

11. A shop had 75 marbles. It sold 32 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

12. There are 5 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 23 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. The length of a rectangle is 12 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. There are 7 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 37 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. Vikram buys 6 toys at Rs. 33 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

16. A school has 12 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. A rectangular garden is 27 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. A car travels at 45 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. A shop had 162 pencils. It sold 40 in the morning and 37 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

20. There are 8 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 64 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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