Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A school has 30 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. Arjun buys 3 toys at Rs. 30 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

4. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 78. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

5. The length of a rectangle is 37 cm and its breadth is 28 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A school has 12 boys and 12 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A car travels at 80 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. There are 8 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 39 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. A car travels at 73 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. A car travels at 44 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 63. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

12. Vikram buys 4 toys at Rs. 18 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

13. A school has 32 boys and 12 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. Kabir buys 4 toys at Rs. 42 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 55. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

16. A shop had 76 marbles. It sold 10 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

17. Rohan buys 2 toys at Rs. 43 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 78. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

19. Vikram buys 6 toys at Rs. 25 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. A shop had 123 coins. It sold 23 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many coins are left?

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