Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 41. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

3. A shop had 199 cards. It sold 26 in the morning and 33 in the evening. How many cards are left?

4. A car travels at 50 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A school has 6 boys and 12 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 52. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

8. A shop had 72 balloons. It sold 33 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

9. A shop had 133 books. It sold 17 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many books are left?

10. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 30. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

11. A school has 10 boys and 10 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A school has 18 boys and 10 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 51. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

14. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

16. Arjun buys 5 toys at Rs. 15 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

17. There are 7 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 48 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. A car travels at 35 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. Sana buys 3 toys at Rs. 54 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

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