Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A school has 20 boys and 12 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A school has 28 boys and 24 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. Ananya buys 4 toys at Rs. 40 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. A school has 15 boys and 35 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

7. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 54. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

8. There are 3 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 9 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. A shop had 63 books. It sold 29 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many books are left?

10. A school has 24 boys and 18 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A school has 6 boys and 9 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. The length of a rectangle is 29 cm and its breadth is 24 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. A shop had 175 mangoes. It sold 39 in the morning and 33 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

14. A shop had 63 pencils. It sold 22 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

15. There are 4 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 9 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 76. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

17. The length of a rectangle is 28 cm and its breadth is 27 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. A rectangular garden is 31 m long and 22 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A shop had 63 stamps. It sold 20 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

20. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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