Word problems

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

1. A school has 15 boys and 30 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A shop had 197 mangoes. It sold 24 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

4. A car travels at 54 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. Priya buys 6 toys at Rs. 47 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

6. There are 5 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 14 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. The length of a rectangle is 35 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 33. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

9. A shop had 111 cards. It sold 32 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many cards are left?

10. A shop had 139 cards. It sold 21 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many cards are left?

11. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 74. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

12. A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. There are 6 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 38 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. There are 7 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 45 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A car travels at 72 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. The length of a rectangle is 16 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. Aarav buys 2 toys at Rs. 33 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. A school has 40 boys and 45 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A school has 6 boys and 4 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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