Word problems

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

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

2. The length of a rectangle is 11 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

4. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 40. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

5. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 50. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

6. Vikram buys 6 toys at Rs. 25 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

7. The length of a rectangle is 11 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. The length of a rectangle is 34 cm and its breadth is 31 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 35. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

10. A car travels at 31 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. A car travels at 34 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. A rectangular garden is 13 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A shop had 199 pencils. It sold 40 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

14. A shop had 62 mangoes. It sold 30 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

15. The length of a rectangle is 38 cm and its breadth is 32 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A school has 16 boys and 6 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. Priya buys 4 toys at Rs. 57 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A shop had 139 pencils. It sold 38 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

19. A rectangular garden is 9 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. A shop had 142 books. It sold 10 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many books are left?

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