Word problems

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

1. A car travels at 72 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

2. A school has 16 boys and 14 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A rectangular garden is 30 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A shop had 144 mangoes. It sold 36 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

5. A car travels at 57 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. A shop had 190 coins. It sold 17 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many coins are left?

8. Dev buys 2 toys at Rs. 53 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 21 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A school has 42 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. Meera buys 3 toys at Rs. 29 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

12. There are 6 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 22 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. A school has 10 boys and 25 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. A school has 36 boys and 24 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 74. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

16. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 89. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

17. The length of a rectangle is 31 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. Dev buys 2 toys at Rs. 32 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. The length of a rectangle is 25 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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