Word problems

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

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

2. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A school has 16 boys and 36 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. The length of a rectangle is 26 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A car travels at 79 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 32. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

7. A shop had 80 cards. It sold 20 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many cards are left?

8. A shop had 193 apples. It sold 22 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many apples are left?

9. A shop had 127 stickers. It sold 33 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

10. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 32 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. The length of a rectangle is 34 cm and its breadth is 32 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. The length of a rectangle is 11 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. A shop had 160 stamps. It sold 38 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

14. A rectangular garden is 34 m long and 31 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A rectangular garden is 37 m long and 33 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 57. What is the cost of 6 pens and 3 books?

17. Rohan buys 3 toys at Rs. 37 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 36. What is the cost of 8 pens and 5 books?

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

20. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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