Word problems

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

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

2. A rectangular garden is 27 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A shop had 75 stickers. It sold 15 in the morning and 11 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

4. A school has 20 boys and 28 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A shop had 137 coins. It sold 10 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many coins are left?

7. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 59. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

8. The length of a rectangle is 29 cm and its breadth is 22 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 81. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

10. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 36 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. Diya buys 6 toys at Rs. 13 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

12. A shop had 176 stamps. It sold 12 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

13. A car travels at 40 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. Neha buys 4 toys at Rs. 47 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

16. The length of a rectangle is 35 cm and its breadth is 23 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. A car travels at 38 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. There are 8 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 39 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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