Word problems

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

1. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 71. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

2. A school has 4 boys and 8 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. The length of a rectangle is 10 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. Priya buys 5 toys at Rs. 14 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. A shop had 165 stamps. It sold 30 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

6. A school has 24 boys and 18 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A shop had 70 marbles. It sold 10 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

8. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

10. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

12. A shop had 120 cards. It sold 23 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many cards are left?

13. Meera buys 6 toys at Rs. 47 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A school has 24 boys and 18 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. Meera buys 6 toys at Rs. 23 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

16. A car travels at 74 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 70. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

18. There are 3 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 4 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A school has 18 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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