Word problems

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

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

2. A shop had 76 balloons. It sold 24 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

3. A car travels at 59 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. A shop had 120 books. It sold 32 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many books are left?

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

6. A school has 25 boys and 30 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. A rectangular garden is 22 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 24 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. A school has 30 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 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. 13 and a book costs Rs. 72. What is the cost of 7 pens and 5 books?

14. A rectangular garden is 27 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A shop had 78 mangoes. It sold 35 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

16. A shop had 75 apples. It sold 40 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many apples are left?

17. A car travels at 79 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. A shop had 170 pencils. It sold 39 in the morning and 33 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

19. A car travels at 64 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. There are 8 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 44 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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