Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 39 m long and 22 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A shop had 142 cards. It sold 10 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many cards are left?

3. A school has 9 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. Meera buys 6 toys at Rs. 30 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. A car travels at 51 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

7. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 90. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

8. Vikram buys 5 toys at Rs. 16 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. There are 6 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 17 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. A school has 24 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A rectangular garden is 34 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. The length of a rectangle is 15 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. Vikram buys 2 toys at Rs. 26 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A rectangular garden is 9 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A school has 21 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. There are 8 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 35 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. A car travels at 62 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

19. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 48. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

20. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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