Word problems

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

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

2. The length of a rectangle is 16 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A shop had 98 pencils. It sold 40 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

4. The length of a rectangle is 37 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A rectangular garden is 31 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. Neha buys 3 toys at Rs. 16 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

7. A shop had 158 apples. It sold 39 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many apples are left?

8. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 71. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

9. A school has 8 boys and 36 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. A car travels at 82 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. A shop had 94 stamps. It sold 13 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

12. A school has 15 boys and 21 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A shop had 63 coins. It sold 23 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many coins are left?

14. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

15. There are 8 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 73 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. There are 3 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 5 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. Priya buys 2 toys at Rs. 57 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A car travels at 63 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. There are 9 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 42 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. A school has 21 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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