Word problems

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

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

2. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 35 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 35. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

4. A car travels at 63 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 90. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

6. A rectangular garden is 25 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

9. A shop had 71 balloons. It sold 14 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

10. A car travels at 79 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. A school has 14 boys and 10 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A shop had 124 books. It sold 15 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many books are left?

13. Sana buys 2 toys at Rs. 47 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. The length of a rectangle is 35 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

15. A school has 6 boys and 12 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A shop had 89 coins. It sold 21 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many coins are left?

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

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

19. There are 6 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 53 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. Tara buys 4 toys at Rs. 42 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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