Word problems

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

1. A car travels at 31 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

2. A car travels at 70 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

3. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A school has 14 boys and 18 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A shop had 152 cards. It sold 14 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many cards are left?

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

7. The length of a rectangle is 30 cm and its breadth is 18 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. Priya buys 4 toys at Rs. 15 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 41. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

10. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 56. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

11. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 72. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

12. A school has 24 boys and 28 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 68. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

14. A shop had 76 stickers. It sold 20 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

15. A car travels at 87 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. A car travels at 46 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. A shop had 119 books. It sold 36 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many books are left?

18. A school has 20 boys and 25 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. The length of a rectangle is 22 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. A school has 18 boys and 12 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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