Word problems

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

1. A school has 12 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A shop had 70 cards. It sold 19 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many cards are left?

3. A car travels at 66 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

5. A car travels at 66 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. A car travels at 39 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 34. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

8. There are 8 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 71 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 30. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

10. The length of a rectangle is 27 cm and its breadth is 21 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. A school has 54 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A car travels at 74 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. There are 9 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 44 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

15. The length of a rectangle is 13 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A school has 16 boys and 36 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. A school has 21 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. A shop had 174 books. It sold 26 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many books are left?

19. A shop had 115 stickers. It sold 37 in the morning and 33 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

20. A school has 18 boys and 6 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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