Word problems

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

1. A school has 4 boys and 12 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 25 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. There are 8 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 64 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

4. Tara buys 5 toys at Rs. 26 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. The length of a rectangle is 38 cm and its breadth is 32 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 76. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

7. A car travels at 64 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A car travels at 41 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. A school has 20 boys and 10 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

11. A shop had 117 balloons. It sold 14 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

12. The length of a rectangle is 30 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

14. The length of a rectangle is 23 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

15. A rectangular garden is 35 m long and 27 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. The length of a rectangle is 15 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. A rectangular garden is 11 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. A shop had 61 apples. It sold 18 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many apples are left?

19. A car travels at 53 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. A shop had 138 pencils. It sold 12 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

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