Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 14 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

2. A school has 30 boys and 10 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 78. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

4. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. Rohan buys 2 toys at Rs. 39 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

6. A school has 18 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A shop had 181 pencils. It sold 38 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

8. A car travels at 53 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. There are 7 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 64 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 31. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

11. A school has 24 boys and 12 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 37. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

13. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 71. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

15. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 31. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

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

17. A car travels at 75 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. A car travels at 47 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. A school has 8 boys and 16 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A rectangular garden is 14 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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