Word problems

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

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

2. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 76. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

3. A school has 20 boys and 20 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A car travels at 33 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. There are 9 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 59 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. A rectangular garden is 27 m long and 26 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

8. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 16 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. A car travels at 38 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. A car travels at 43 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 77. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

12. A school has 12 boys and 24 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A shop had 143 coins. It sold 14 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many coins are left?

14. Rohan buys 2 toys at Rs. 18 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. A school has 12 boys and 48 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. There are 4 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 21 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A shop had 168 books. It sold 34 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many books are left?

20. The length of a rectangle is 31 cm and its breadth is 28 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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