Word problems

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

1. A school has 12 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A shop had 77 pencils. It sold 12 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

4. A shop had 192 marbles. It sold 28 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

5. Neha buys 2 toys at Rs. 56 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

6. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. Kabir buys 4 toys at Rs. 23 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. Vikram buys 2 toys at Rs. 51 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. A car travels at 55 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. There are 6 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 45 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. There are 7 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 32 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 34. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

14. A school has 15 boys and 25 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A shop had 123 stickers. It sold 37 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

16. There are 3 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 22 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. A shop had 114 stamps. It sold 25 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

18. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. A school has 40 boys and 30 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A rectangular garden is 34 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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