Word problems

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

1. A school has 25 boys and 15 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 18 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A shop had 111 mangoes. It sold 33 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

4. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 33. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

6. A school has 10 boys and 4 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A shop had 100 marbles. It sold 31 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

8. A shop had 159 stamps. It sold 37 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

9. A school has 15 boys and 20 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. A shop had 95 marbles. It sold 15 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

11. A shop had 169 cards. It sold 37 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many cards are left?

12. A rectangular garden is 39 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A car travels at 36 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. There are 6 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 4 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

16. A school has 35 boys and 15 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

18. A rectangular garden is 31 m long and 23 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 35. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

20. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 63. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

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