Word problems

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

1. A school has 15 boys and 35 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 27 cm and its breadth is 25 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A rectangular garden is 30 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A rectangular garden is 28 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 34. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

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

7. Sana buys 3 toys at Rs. 53 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. There are 7 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 15 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. A rectangular garden is 27 m long and 23 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 72. What is the cost of 7 pens and 5 books?

11. There are 9 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 8 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. A car travels at 60 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. A car travels at 39 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 87. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

15. A shop had 157 stickers. It sold 32 in the morning and 37 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

16. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 50. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

17. The length of a rectangle is 38 cm and its breadth is 23 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. There are 5 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 15 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A shop had 99 stamps. It sold 33 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

20. Sana buys 6 toys at Rs. 46 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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