Word problems

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

1. A school has 9 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 41. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

3. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A school has 8 boys and 24 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. There are 6 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 27 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. There are 6 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 16 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. Ananya buys 6 toys at Rs. 36 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. There are 7 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 11 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. A school has 15 boys and 30 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. A car travels at 62 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. A shop had 178 coins. It sold 30 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many coins are left?

12. A shop had 114 marbles. It sold 32 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

13. A rectangular garden is 27 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. There are 3 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 27 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. There are 9 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 103 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. The length of a rectangle is 26 cm and its breadth is 22 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 37. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

18. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 57. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

19. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. A shop had 73 balloons. It sold 24 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

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