Word problems

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

1. A school has 16 boys and 18 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 87. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

3. The length of a rectangle is 22 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A shop had 80 stickers. It sold 25 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

5. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 34. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

6. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 34. What is the cost of 8 pens and 5 books?

7. A car travels at 46 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A school has 48 boys and 18 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A school has 40 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. A shop had 154 pencils. It sold 23 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

11. A rectangular garden is 27 m long and 23 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. A shop had 110 marbles. It sold 35 in the morning and 33 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

13. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 74. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

14. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 39. What is the cost of 8 pens and 5 books?

15. A rectangular garden is 39 m long and 30 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 37. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

17. A rectangular garden is 31 m long and 22 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. Rohan buys 4 toys at Rs. 27 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. A shop had 156 balloons. It sold 36 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

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