Word problems

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

1. A school has 24 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 33 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A rectangular garden is 28 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. A shop had 82 apples. It sold 19 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many apples are left?

6. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 40. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

7. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 35. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

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

9. A shop had 191 balloons. It sold 24 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

10. A rectangular garden is 37 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. There are 5 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 37 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. A shop had 150 pencils. It sold 25 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

14. There are 5 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 7 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. A car travels at 67 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. Priya buys 4 toys at Rs. 22 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

17. There are 5 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 11 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. Aarav buys 3 toys at Rs. 26 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 23 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. There are 8 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 23 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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