Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 35 cm and its breadth is 28 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

2. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A school has 18 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A school has 24 boys and 18 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A car travels at 76 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. There are 8 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 45 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

8. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 80. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

9. Dev buys 2 toys at Rs. 59 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. Meera buys 4 toys at Rs. 43 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

11. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. A school has 48 boys and 18 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 45. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

14. A shop had 142 pencils. It sold 33 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

15. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. Ananya buys 6 toys at Rs. 38 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

17. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. A car travels at 62 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. A school has 30 boys and 18 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A shop had 71 books. It sold 18 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many books are left?

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