Word problems

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

1. A school has 12 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 31 m long and 22 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A car travels at 54 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 35 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A shop had 100 stamps. It sold 38 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

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

7. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 63. What is the cost of 4 pens and 3 books?

9. A car travels at 66 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. There are 7 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 41 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. The length of a rectangle is 31 cm and its breadth is 30 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. There are 3 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 9 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

14. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 81. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

15. A car travels at 90 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. There are 3 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 8 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 30. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

18. There are 6 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 4 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A school has 6 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. Sana buys 6 toys at Rs. 55 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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