Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A school has 35 boys and 30 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. The length of a rectangle is 31 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A shop had 146 marbles. It sold 22 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

6. A school has 30 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. Arjun buys 5 toys at Rs. 14 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. The length of a rectangle is 35 cm and its breadth is 25 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. A school has 18 boys and 16 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. A car travels at 74 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 53. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

12. Neha buys 3 toys at Rs. 39 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

13. A car travels at 83 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. Meera buys 4 toys at Rs. 12 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. The length of a rectangle is 30 cm and its breadth is 28 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A school has 36 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. A shop had 125 stickers. It sold 39 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

18. A shop had 176 mangoes. It sold 10 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

19. A car travels at 56 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. Dev buys 3 toys at Rs. 42 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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