Word problems

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

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

2. A school has 10 boys and 14 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 55. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

4. The length of a rectangle is 34 cm and its breadth is 16 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. Ananya buys 5 toys at Rs. 12 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

6. A shop had 124 balloons. It sold 27 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

7. The length of a rectangle is 19 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. There are 5 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 26 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. A car travels at 80 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 82. What is the cost of 7 pens and 5 books?

13. A rectangular garden is 39 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. There are 3 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 25 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. The length of a rectangle is 31 cm and its breadth is 25 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A car travels at 89 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

19. Vikram buys 4 toys at Rs. 59 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 78. What is the cost of 8 pens and 5 books?

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