Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A shop had 186 marbles. It sold 16 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

3. A car travels at 72 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. There are 5 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 24 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

6. A school has 6 boys and 14 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

8. A car travels at 77 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 61. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

11. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 68. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

12. There are 5 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 11 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. A car travels at 30 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. A school has 42 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. Sana buys 6 toys at Rs. 58 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

16. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 44. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

17. A school has 28 boys and 8 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. There are 9 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 66 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 83. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

20. A shop had 151 cards. It sold 21 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many cards are left?

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