Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 22 cm and its breadth is 21 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

2. A shop had 140 cards. It sold 36 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many cards are left?

3. A school has 18 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 38. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

5. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 57. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

6. A car travels at 49 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. A school has 12 boys and 9 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. The length of a rectangle is 35 cm and its breadth is 22 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. A rectangular garden is 22 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 38. What is the cost of 4 pens and 3 books?

11. A shop had 106 cards. It sold 14 in the morning and 33 in the evening. How many cards are left?

12. A shop had 83 pencils. It sold 27 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

13. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. Dev buys 2 toys at Rs. 58 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. Diya buys 3 toys at Rs. 37 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

16. There are 7 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 32 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. Diya buys 6 toys at Rs. 43 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A shop had 151 apples. It sold 23 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many apples are left?

19. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 54. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

20. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 20 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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