Word problems

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

1. A school has 32 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A shop had 189 balloons. It sold 21 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

3. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 18 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A rectangular garden is 9 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 27 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 31 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

9. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 39. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

10. A car travels at 39 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. There are 8 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 28 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. Meera buys 6 toys at Rs. 19 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

13. A school has 42 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

15. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 50. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

16. The length of a rectangle is 11 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. Vikram buys 4 toys at Rs. 39 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. There are 3 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 17 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A rectangular garden is 13 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 42. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

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