Word problems

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

1. A school has 20 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A shop had 161 cards. It sold 25 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many cards are left?

3. There are 3 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 11 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

4. A rectangular garden is 34 m long and 33 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. A car travels at 55 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

7. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 30. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

8. A shop had 192 books. It sold 25 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many books are left?

9. A school has 14 boys and 8 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. A school has 30 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 82. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

12. A car travels at 70 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. Tara buys 6 toys at Rs. 31 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 31 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

16. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A car travels at 35 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 41. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

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

20. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 22 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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