Word problems

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

1. A school has 28 boys and 12 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 23 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 64. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

4. A shop had 108 marbles. It sold 38 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

5. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 68. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

6. A shop had 127 cards. It sold 26 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many cards are left?

7. Kabir buys 3 toys at Rs. 28 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

9. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A school has 18 boys and 12 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A school has 16 boys and 12 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. The length of a rectangle is 31 cm and its breadth is 23 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. A school has 30 boys and 48 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. The length of a rectangle is 38 cm and its breadth is 13 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

15. A shop had 174 apples. It sold 12 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many apples are left?

16. A car travels at 62 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. Vikram buys 6 toys at Rs. 40 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A shop had 178 apples. It sold 32 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many apples are left?

19. A car travels at 71 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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