Word problems

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

1. A school has 6 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 14 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. There are 7 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 46 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

4. A shop had 87 pencils. It sold 20 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

5. A rectangular garden is 13 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. There are 9 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 25 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

8. A car travels at 70 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. A shop had 60 balloons. It sold 34 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

10. There are 8 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 39 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. A shop had 155 apples. It sold 17 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many apples are left?

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

13. There are 8 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 46 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. A car travels at 59 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A shop had 102 stamps. It sold 31 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

16. A school has 42 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. There are 6 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 25 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. A shop had 141 marbles. It sold 22 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

19. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. A shop had 150 marbles. It sold 39 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

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