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. The length of a rectangle is 13 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

4. A shop had 194 books. It sold 29 in the morning and 37 in the evening. How many books are left?

5. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 50. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

6. There are 4 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 26 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. A school has 20 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A school has 10 boys and 16 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. Kabir buys 5 toys at Rs. 44 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 37 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. A car travels at 50 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. A car travels at 42 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. The length of a rectangle is 31 cm and its breadth is 13 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. Vikram buys 5 toys at Rs. 42 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. Priya buys 3 toys at Rs. 54 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

16. A shop had 68 pencils. It sold 40 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

17. A shop had 97 coins. It sold 30 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many coins are left?

18. A car travels at 90 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. There are 5 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 11 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 35. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

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