Word problems

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

1. A school has 21 boys and 18 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A shop had 93 balloons. It sold 16 in the morning and 11 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

3. A shop had 195 cards. It sold 25 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many cards are left?

4. The length of a rectangle is 13 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

6. Vikram buys 5 toys at Rs. 50 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

7. The length of a rectangle is 23 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 20 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. The length of a rectangle is 23 cm and its breadth is 13 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. A shop had 60 marbles. It sold 32 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

11. There are 3 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 3 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. A car travels at 68 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 63. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

15. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 84. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

16. A shop had 170 books. It sold 14 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many books are left?

17. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 82. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

18. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 50. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

19. Sana buys 6 toys at Rs. 40 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. A rectangular garden is 37 m long and 19 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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