Word problems

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

1. A school has 12 boys and 30 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A shop had 126 cards. It sold 35 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many cards are left?

4. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. A car travels at 81 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. A school has 12 boys and 8 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A rectangular garden is 32 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A school has 42 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. Tara buys 3 toys at Rs. 27 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. A shop had 197 balloons. It sold 29 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

11. A shop had 85 books. It sold 40 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many books are left?

12. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 54. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

13. A shop had 181 marbles. It sold 24 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

14. A shop had 87 stickers. It sold 16 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

15. The length of a rectangle is 15 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A shop had 184 pencils. It sold 27 in the morning and 37 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

17. Diya buys 3 toys at Rs. 33 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A car travels at 84 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 33. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

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