Word problems

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

1. A school has 15 boys and 9 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A car travels at 36 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

3. A school has 16 boys and 10 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. The length of a rectangle is 22 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A shop had 80 mangoes. It sold 13 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

6. Tara buys 5 toys at Rs. 19 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

7. A school has 12 boys and 18 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A car travels at 89 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. A car travels at 71 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. A rectangular garden is 28 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. A school has 35 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A car travels at 73 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. A car travels at 52 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 43. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

16. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 35. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

17. A shop had 131 stamps. It sold 33 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

18. A shop had 173 balloons. It sold 40 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

19. A school has 10 boys and 12 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 88. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

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