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 school has 12 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A car travels at 73 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. A car travels at 89 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. A rectangular garden is 31 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. A car travels at 89 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. Aarav buys 5 toys at Rs. 36 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 70. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

9. Rohan buys 6 toys at Rs. 46 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. Meera buys 4 toys at Rs. 50 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

11. There are 5 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 20 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. A school has 6 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A shop had 150 stamps. It sold 17 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

14. A school has 10 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 65. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

16. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 87. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

17. A shop had 128 apples. It sold 23 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many apples are left?

18. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 84. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

19. The length of a rectangle is 33 cm and its breadth is 31 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 48. What is the cost of 7 pens and 5 books?

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