Word problems

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

1. A school has 25 boys and 35 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 13 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A shop had 62 cards. It sold 16 in the morning and 37 in the evening. How many cards are left?

4. There are 8 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 20 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

5. There are 9 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 36 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. There are 9 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 51 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. A rectangular garden is 27 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A school has 45 boys and 25 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A school has 16 boys and 20 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. A car travels at 90 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. The length of a rectangle is 19 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 90. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

13. A shop had 88 stamps. It sold 20 in the morning and 11 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

14. A car travels at 33 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 35. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

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

17. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 38. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

18. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 87. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

19. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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