Word problems

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

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

2. Ishaan buys 4 toys at Rs. 44 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

3. A school has 21 boys and 6 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A school has 10 boys and 35 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A car travels at 36 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 24 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. A shop had 136 stamps. It sold 32 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

8. A school has 24 boys and 9 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 52. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

10. A school has 48 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A school has 16 boys and 12 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. Diya buys 5 toys at Rs. 16 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

14. A school has 36 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. A car travels at 38 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 72. What is the cost of 7 pens and 5 books?

18. A shop had 135 marbles. It sold 37 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

19. A car travels at 57 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. A shop had 125 balloons. It sold 37 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

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