Word problems

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

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

2. A school has 9 boys and 24 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A school has 40 boys and 45 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. There are 9 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 52 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

5. A shop had 124 mangoes. It sold 11 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

6. The length of a rectangle is 29 cm and its breadth is 26 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A car travels at 62 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. Arjun buys 4 toys at Rs. 15 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 43. What is the cost of 7 pens and 5 books?

10. A car travels at 66 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. A car travels at 56 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. A shop had 180 stamps. It sold 23 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

13. A rectangular garden is 32 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. Diya buys 5 toys at Rs. 39 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 76. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

16. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 42. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

17. A car travels at 74 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

19. A rectangular garden is 25 m long and 21 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. There are 7 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 7 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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