Word problems

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

1. A car travels at 80 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

2. A rectangular garden is 28 m long and 27 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A shop had 185 books. It sold 39 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many books are left?

4. A rectangular garden is 9 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. A rectangular garden is 28 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. The length of a rectangle is 25 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A school has 32 boys and 36 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A shop had 61 pencils. It sold 34 in the morning and 11 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

9. A school has 27 boys and 12 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. A shop had 151 balloons. It sold 16 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

11. There are 4 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 5 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. There are 7 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 23 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 58. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

14. A school has 16 boys and 16 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. There are 9 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 8 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 50. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

17. Tara buys 2 toys at Rs. 47 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

19. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. A shop had 190 balloons. It sold 36 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

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