Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A shop had 141 stamps. It sold 17 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

3. A school has 24 boys and 24 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 35. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

5. A shop had 119 balloons. It sold 34 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

6. There are 7 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 42 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. The length of a rectangle is 34 cm and its breadth is 20 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. A car travels at 72 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. Kabir buys 2 toys at Rs. 23 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 44. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

11. There are 7 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 13 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. There are 9 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 21 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. Vikram buys 2 toys at Rs. 51 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A school has 35 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A school has 16 boys and 4 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A car travels at 80 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. A shop had 105 balloons. It sold 18 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

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

19. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 68. What is the cost of 8 pens and 5 books?

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

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