Word problems

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

1. A school has 20 boys and 20 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 31 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. The length of a rectangle is 33 cm and its breadth is 23 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. A shop had 119 pencils. It sold 28 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

6. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 80. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

7. A school has 12 boys and 6 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 65. What is the cost of 7 pens and 5 books?

9. A school has 8 boys and 36 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. A shop had 89 balloons. It sold 12 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

11. The length of a rectangle is 34 cm and its breadth is 30 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A car travels at 58 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. Dev buys 2 toys at Rs. 38 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. Vikram buys 4 toys at Rs. 44 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. A car travels at 61 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. A shop had 142 coins. It sold 14 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many coins are left?

17. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 55. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

18. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 71. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

19. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 71. What is the cost of 4 pens and 3 books?

20. Vikram buys 4 toys at Rs. 54 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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