Word problems

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

1. A school has 10 boys and 18 girls. They sit 2 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. A car travels at 73 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. A shop had 82 balloons. It sold 37 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

5. There are 7 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 31 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. A school has 28 boys and 36 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. Meera buys 3 toys at Rs. 55 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. A car travels at 60 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 57. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

10. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. A car travels at 69 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. There are 8 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 7 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. Tara buys 6 toys at Rs. 23 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. There are 6 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 22 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

16. A car travels at 32 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. A shop had 123 apples. It sold 11 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many apples are left?

18. A shop had 136 cards. It sold 32 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many cards are left?

19. A shop had 176 apples. It sold 23 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many apples are left?

20. A rectangular garden is 22 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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