Word problems

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

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

2. A car travels at 83 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

3. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 40. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

4. A school has 42 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

6. There are 9 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 3 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 75. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

8. Meera buys 5 toys at Rs. 44 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 61. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

10. There are 8 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 37 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

12. A rectangular garden is 13 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. There are 7 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 20 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 76. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

15. A shop had 127 cards. It sold 19 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many cards are left?

16. A shop had 166 balloons. It sold 34 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

17. Meera buys 4 toys at Rs. 54 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 70. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

19. There are 3 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 9 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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