Word problems

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

1. A school has 36 boys and 28 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 10 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A shop had 156 coins. It sold 36 in the morning and 37 in the evening. How many coins are left?

4. Meera buys 6 toys at Rs. 34 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. There are 5 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 40 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. A rectangular garden is 34 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. A car travels at 74 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A school has 42 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. There are 9 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 70 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A shop had 183 stickers. It sold 35 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

13. A car travels at 68 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

15. A car travels at 41 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 55. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

18. A shop had 160 marbles. It sold 28 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

19. A shop had 118 pencils. It sold 33 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

20. A shop had 180 stamps. It sold 12 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

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