Word problems

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

1. A school has 36 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 11 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A shop had 189 stamps. It sold 15 in the morning and 33 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

4. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 58. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

5. There are 6 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 9 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

7. A rectangular garden is 34 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A school has 40 boys and 30 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A car travels at 33 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. The length of a rectangle is 27 cm and its breadth is 21 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A shop had 68 stamps. It sold 18 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

13. Rohan buys 3 toys at Rs. 56 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A car travels at 64 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A rectangular garden is 31 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. A car travels at 55 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 88. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

18. A rectangular garden is 26 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. There are 8 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 77 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. A shop had 193 balloons. It sold 14 in the morning and 33 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

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