Word problems

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

1. A school has 42 boys and 30 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. There are 9 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 12 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

3. A shop had 76 pencils. It sold 18 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

4. Ananya buys 4 toys at Rs. 51 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 21 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A school has 10 boys and 18 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 47. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

8. A shop had 84 coins. It sold 36 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many coins are left?

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

10. A shop had 174 stamps. It sold 35 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

11. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. A school has 9 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. There are 5 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 38 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. A school has 21 boys and 18 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A school has 32 boys and 16 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A car travels at 70 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. There are 8 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 64 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 52. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

19. A rectangular garden is 28 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. The length of a rectangle is 30 cm and its breadth is 25 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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