Word problems

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

1. A school has 12 boys and 14 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 25 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 80. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

4. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 39. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

5. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 69. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

6. The length of a rectangle is 28 cm and its breadth is 20 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. Rohan buys 3 toys at Rs. 32 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. A school has 12 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. A school has 20 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A school has 12 boys and 6 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A shop had 89 books. It sold 35 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many books are left?

13. A rectangular garden is 30 m long and 19 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. A school has 12 boys and 16 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 21 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. Neha buys 6 toys at Rs. 46 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

17. A shop had 175 balloons. It sold 35 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

18. A school has 36 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. Ananya buys 4 toys at Rs. 21 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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