Word problems

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

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

2. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 23 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 52. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

4. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 35. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

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

6. A shop had 76 stickers. It sold 40 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

7. A car travels at 50 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A shop had 173 books. It sold 32 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many books are left?

9. Dev buys 3 toys at Rs. 36 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. There are 3 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 24 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. There are 7 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 41 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. There are 8 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 82 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 18 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 88. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

15. Tara buys 6 toys at Rs. 51 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

16. A school has 42 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. There are 3 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 23 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 29 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. A rectangular garden is 27 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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