Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

2. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 32 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A school has 30 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 79. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

5. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 60. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

6. A shop had 74 mangoes. It sold 21 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

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

8. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 59. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

10. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 19 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. A shop had 191 cards. It sold 17 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many cards are left?

12. A car travels at 43 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. A school has 32 boys and 36 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. There are 9 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 17 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. A shop had 180 marbles. It sold 14 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

16. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 61. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

17. A shop had 145 marbles. It sold 36 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

18. A rectangular garden is 25 m long and 22 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A school has 40 boys and 25 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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