Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 31 cm and its breadth is 18 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

3. A shop had 87 pencils. It sold 15 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

4. Arjun buys 6 toys at Rs. 28 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. A car travels at 80 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. Arjun buys 2 toys at Rs. 54 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

7. A car travels at 88 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. Arjun buys 2 toys at Rs. 35 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. There are 6 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 40 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. A school has 24 boys and 28 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A car travels at 88 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. A rectangular garden is 35 m long and 30 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. A shop had 70 marbles. It sold 32 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

15. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 66. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

16. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 21 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A shop had 195 marbles. It sold 37 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

18. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 87. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

19. There are 8 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 22 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. A shop had 186 books. It sold 14 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many books are left?

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