Word problems

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

1. A school has 6 boys and 9 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 34 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A shop had 200 books. It sold 10 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many books are left?

4. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 68. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

5. A car travels at 80 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. There are 8 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 77 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. A school has 27 boys and 18 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 39. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

9. The length of a rectangle is 12 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 60. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

11. A shop had 131 cards. It sold 16 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many cards are left?

12. There are 5 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 33 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. There are 6 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 37 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. The length of a rectangle is 34 cm and its breadth is 23 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

15. A car travels at 87 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. Kabir buys 6 toys at Rs. 56 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

18. A school has 54 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. The length of a rectangle is 14 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. A car travels at 81 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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