Word problems

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

1. A school has 32 boys and 36 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A school has 6 boys and 21 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A shop had 74 marbles. It sold 30 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

5. Vikram buys 5 toys at Rs. 21 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

6. A shop had 193 books. It sold 20 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many books are left?

7. A shop had 77 stamps. It sold 40 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

8. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. A car travels at 80 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. A school has 20 boys and 35 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. There are 7 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 12 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. A shop had 110 balloons. It sold 34 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

13. The length of a rectangle is 13 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. Rohan buys 5 toys at Rs. 38 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. A car travels at 76 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 35. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

17. A shop had 168 stamps. It sold 39 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

18. The length of a rectangle is 16 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. Priya buys 6 toys at Rs. 51 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 32 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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