Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 34 m long and 23 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 59. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

3. A shop had 171 books. It sold 12 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many books are left?

4. A car travels at 60 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

6. A school has 28 boys and 36 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. There are 9 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 47 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

8. The length of a rectangle is 27 cm and its breadth is 24 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. A school has 48 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

11. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 41. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

13. A car travels at 53 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 80. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

15. A school has 48 boys and 30 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 31. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

17. A car travels at 66 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. The length of a rectangle is 23 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. Meera buys 3 toys at Rs. 18 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. A school has 12 boys and 16 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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