Word problems

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

1. A school has 36 boys and 36 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 83. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

3. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 28 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. Kabir buys 5 toys at Rs. 31 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

7. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 89. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

8. A shop had 162 balloons. It sold 18 in the morning and 11 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

9. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. There are 9 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 35 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. A shop had 157 coins. It sold 18 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many coins are left?

12. The length of a rectangle is 15 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 59. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

14. A car travels at 53 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A car travels at 76 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. A car travels at 30 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. Priya buys 5 toys at Rs. 40 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A shop had 146 mangoes. It sold 39 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

19. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 80. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

20. Tara buys 5 toys at Rs. 38 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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