Word problems

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

1. A school has 18 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A shop had 178 balloons. It sold 11 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

3. The length of a rectangle is 25 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 88. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

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

6. A shop had 65 cards. It sold 22 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many cards are left?

7. A school has 36 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A school has 20 boys and 8 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. There are 6 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 27 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. There are 7 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 17 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. A rectangular garden is 19 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. A car travels at 48 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. A car travels at 70 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 61. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

15. There are 9 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 60 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. Neha buys 4 toys at Rs. 52 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

17. A rectangular garden is 22 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. There are 5 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 21 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. There are 4 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 27 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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