Word problems

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

1. A school has 18 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. The length of a rectangle is 23 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. A school has 8 boys and 14 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A car travels at 86 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. A car travels at 63 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 59. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

9. The length of a rectangle is 33 cm and its breadth is 32 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. A school has 14 boys and 12 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A car travels at 54 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 19 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. Kabir buys 2 toys at Rs. 27 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 37. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

16. A shop had 141 stamps. It sold 17 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

17. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 61. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

18. A shop had 155 stamps. It sold 40 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

19. There are 8 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 33 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 44. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

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