Word problems

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

1. A school has 24 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 34. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

3. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 57. What is the cost of 4 pens and 3 books?

4. A shop had 136 apples. It sold 39 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many apples are left?

5. The length of a rectangle is 19 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. Rohan buys 5 toys at Rs. 21 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

7. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 16 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. A car travels at 30 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. A shop had 78 balloons. It sold 35 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

10. There are 5 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 19 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. A car travels at 35 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 55. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

14. A car travels at 72 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 47. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

16. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 22 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. There are 6 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 13 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. A school has 35 boys and 45 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. A shop had 92 stamps. It sold 35 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

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

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