Word problems

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

1. A school has 21 boys and 24 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 86. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

3. A rectangular garden is 39 m long and 30 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. There are 8 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 3 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

5. The length of a rectangle is 19 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. Tara buys 3 toys at Rs. 51 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

7. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A shop had 110 stickers. It sold 39 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

9. There are 6 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 22 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. A car travels at 54 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. A shop had 102 books. It sold 30 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many books are left?

12. A rectangular garden is 11 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A shop had 79 cards. It sold 37 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many cards are left?

14. A car travels at 87 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A car travels at 39 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 74. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

17. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 62. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

18. A shop had 127 marbles. It sold 12 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

19. There are 8 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 46 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. A shop had 163 mangoes. It sold 20 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

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