Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A school has 36 boys and 20 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. There are 4 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 19 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

4. The length of a rectangle is 13 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. There are 4 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 23 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 42. What is the cost of 6 pens and 3 books?

7. There are 4 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 11 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

8. The length of a rectangle is 16 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. A car travels at 86 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. Vikram buys 6 toys at Rs. 21 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

11. A shop had 125 stickers. It sold 26 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

12. There are 3 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 20 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. A school has 30 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. A rectangular garden is 39 m long and 24 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A car travels at 39 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. There are 9 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 9 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. A shop had 88 balloons. It sold 21 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

18. A school has 36 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. A rectangular garden is 30 m long and 21 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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