Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 31 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

2. A school has 18 boys and 8 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 78. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

4. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 37. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

5. Arjun buys 6 toys at Rs. 36 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

6. There are 8 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 48 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. There are 4 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 5 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

8. A school has 48 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A rectangular garden is 28 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 69. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

11. A rectangular garden is 27 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. A shop had 156 pencils. It sold 33 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

13. There are 6 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 22 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. A car travels at 76 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. There are 5 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 39 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

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

18. A school has 18 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. A school has 8 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A shop had 150 apples. It sold 14 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many apples are left?

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