Word problems

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

1. A school has 32 boys and 24 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A shop had 165 books. It sold 37 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many books are left?

3. A school has 15 boys and 15 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A rectangular garden is 39 m long and 18 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. The length of a rectangle is 15 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. There are 9 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 55 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. The length of a rectangle is 28 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 34. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

9. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 85. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

10. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 19 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. The length of a rectangle is 34 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 29 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A rectangular garden is 32 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. A school has 18 boys and 4 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A car travels at 60 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. Aarav buys 5 toys at Rs. 48 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

18. A shop had 60 mangoes. It sold 27 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

19. A car travels at 89 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. A shop had 164 coins. It sold 14 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many coins are left?

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