Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A shop had 157 balloons. It sold 19 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

3. Dev buys 5 toys at Rs. 21 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

4. Tara buys 2 toys at Rs. 49 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. Priya buys 6 toys at Rs. 56 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

6. A shop had 129 stickers. It sold 28 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

7. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 35. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

8. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 33 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. The length of a rectangle is 25 cm and its breadth is 18 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. A school has 14 boys and 18 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

12. A rectangular garden is 19 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 22 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. A car travels at 66 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A car travels at 84 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. A shop had 100 cards. It sold 32 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many cards are left?

17. A car travels at 53 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. The length of a rectangle is 11 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. There are 5 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 39 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

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