Word problems

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

1. A school has 16 boys and 20 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A school has 18 boys and 48 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A school has 4 boys and 16 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A car travels at 78 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 72. What is the cost of 7 pens and 5 books?

6. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 49. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

7. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 21 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. A rectangular garden is 19 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 33. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

10. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 30 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. The length of a rectangle is 29 cm and its breadth is 23 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. The length of a rectangle is 30 cm and its breadth is 21 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. A shop had 86 books. It sold 17 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many books are left?

14. A school has 8 boys and 14 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. Ananya buys 3 toys at Rs. 24 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

16. There are 9 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 14 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. A rectangular garden is 35 m long and 29 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. A rectangular garden is 37 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A school has 27 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 24 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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