Word problems

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

1. A school has 18 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 38 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A car travels at 39 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 79. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

6. A car travels at 59 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. A school has 18 boys and 30 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A shop had 64 marbles. It sold 13 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

9. A shop had 174 stamps. It sold 18 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

10. A rectangular garden is 9 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. A school has 28 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A shop had 183 pencils. It sold 14 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

13. A shop had 106 balloons. It sold 11 in the morning and 11 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

14. Ishaan buys 5 toys at Rs. 28 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. There are 5 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 3 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 59. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

17. A car travels at 90 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. A school has 21 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. Dev buys 5 toys at Rs. 52 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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