Word problems

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

1. A school has 18 boys and 21 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A school has 15 boys and 30 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 79. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

4. A rectangular garden is 22 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. There are 6 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 24 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. Rohan buys 2 toys at Rs. 13 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

7. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 43. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

8. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 42. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

9. Tara buys 4 toys at Rs. 38 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. A shop had 66 cards. It sold 12 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many cards are left?

11. Diya buys 3 toys at Rs. 12 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

13. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 76. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

14. A car travels at 47 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A shop had 195 apples. It sold 13 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many apples are left?

16. A shop had 139 mangoes. It sold 17 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

17. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. A shop had 115 apples. It sold 27 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many apples are left?

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

20. A shop had 82 cards. It sold 14 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many cards are left?

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