Word problems

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

1. A car travels at 50 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

2. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 67. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

3. A school has 10 boys and 25 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A shop had 138 balloons. It sold 34 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

5. There are 7 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 56 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A school has 48 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A shop had 150 books. It sold 28 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many books are left?

9. A shop had 134 pencils. It sold 10 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

10. The length of a rectangle is 13 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. A school has 9 boys and 21 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. The length of a rectangle is 13 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 32. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

14. A car travels at 35 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. Tara buys 5 toys at Rs. 58 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

16. A shop had 166 cards. It sold 38 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many cards are left?

17. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 69. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

18. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A school has 42 boys and 30 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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