Word problems

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

1. A school has 24 boys and 16 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A rectangular garden is 27 m long and 22 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A shop had 198 stamps. It sold 17 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

5. A car travels at 64 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. Dev buys 2 toys at Rs. 39 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

8. A school has 30 boys and 18 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. The length of a rectangle is 28 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. A shop had 185 stickers. It sold 27 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

11. The length of a rectangle is 11 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. The length of a rectangle is 35 cm and its breadth is 24 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. A school has 32 boys and 24 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 20 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. There are 9 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 28 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. There are 4 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 3 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. A school has 9 boys and 12 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A shop had 177 pencils. It sold 31 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

20. The length of a rectangle is 30 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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