Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 35. What is the cost of 8 pens and 5 books?

3. A school has 16 boys and 8 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A school has 8 boys and 16 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A shop had 188 cards. It sold 12 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many cards are left?

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

7. The length of a rectangle is 27 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 52. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

10. A school has 12 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A school has 27 boys and 24 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 21 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. The length of a rectangle is 30 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. A rectangular garden is 26 m long and 25 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

16. A car travels at 41 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. A school has 35 boys and 15 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. A shop had 157 books. It sold 11 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many books are left?

19. A school has 40 boys and 35 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A school has 30 boys and 45 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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