Word problems

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

1. A school has 8 boys and 24 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A shop had 150 marbles. It sold 14 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

3. The length of a rectangle is 11 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. Vikram buys 5 toys at Rs. 30 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. A car travels at 53 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. A rectangular garden is 22 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

8. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 83. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

9. A shop had 149 coins. It sold 24 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many coins are left?

10. There are 8 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 28 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 62. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

12. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. A rectangular garden is 27 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 18 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 53. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

16. There are 7 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 32 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. A car travels at 32 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. There are 8 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 59 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. Ishaan buys 4 toys at Rs. 52 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. A shop had 84 apples. It sold 14 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many apples are left?

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