Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 22 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A school has 6 boys and 18 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 88. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

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

5. A rectangular garden is 25 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. A shop had 91 pencils. It sold 26 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

7. A shop had 145 pencils. It sold 19 in the morning and 33 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

8. The length of a rectangle is 29 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. A school has 28 boys and 24 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. The length of a rectangle is 16 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 48. What is the cost of 7 pens and 5 books?

12. A rectangular garden is 22 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 51. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

14. Rohan buys 3 toys at Rs. 38 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. A school has 36 boys and 48 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A rectangular garden is 28 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A rectangular garden is 39 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. There are 4 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 8 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A rectangular garden is 19 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. A car travels at 89 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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