Word problems

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

1. A school has 14 boys and 6 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 12 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A car travels at 82 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. A school has 25 boys and 15 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A shop had 192 mangoes. It sold 27 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

6. A rectangular garden is 9 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. There are 8 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 31 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

8. The length of a rectangle is 14 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. A school has 35 boys and 45 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. A rectangular garden is 31 m long and 20 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. A car travels at 89 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 68. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

13. There are 4 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 13 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 79. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

15. The length of a rectangle is 16 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. Vikram buys 6 toys at Rs. 15 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

17. Vikram buys 3 toys at Rs. 16 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A shop had 156 apples. It sold 22 in the morning and 37 in the evening. How many apples are left?

19. There are 9 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 91 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. A shop had 198 cards. It sold 14 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many cards are left?

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