Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 15 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

2. A school has 35 boys and 25 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 33 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 34. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

5. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 32 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

7. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 77. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

8. A shop had 185 apples. It sold 21 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many apples are left?

9. There are 4 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 13 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 72. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

11. The length of a rectangle is 22 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A car travels at 31 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. A shop had 153 stamps. It sold 11 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

14. There are 7 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 5 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. There are 4 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 28 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A car travels at 66 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. A car travels at 33 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. A rectangular garden is 37 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. Ananya buys 4 toys at Rs. 57 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. A shop had 157 pencils. It sold 36 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

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