Word problems

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

1. A school has 21 boys and 18 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A shop had 71 books. It sold 12 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many books are left?

4. A shop had 74 coins. It sold 31 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many coins are left?

5. A rectangular garden is 26 m long and 22 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. A car travels at 40 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. A car travels at 35 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. There are 5 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 22 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 27 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. There are 5 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 17 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. A car travels at 57 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 54. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

13. The length of a rectangle is 31 cm and its breadth is 27 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. A car travels at 77 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A rectangular garden is 27 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. A rectangular garden is 35 m long and 18 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. The length of a rectangle is 33 cm and its breadth is 20 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. Aarav buys 4 toys at Rs. 18 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. Ishaan buys 2 toys at Rs. 24 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. There are 8 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 18 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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