Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A shop had 60 balloons. It sold 23 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

3. A shop had 140 coins. It sold 27 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many coins are left?

4. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 31. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

5. A shop had 154 coins. It sold 23 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many coins are left?

6. There are 4 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 14 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. Priya buys 6 toys at Rs. 29 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. A car travels at 35 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. The length of a rectangle is 26 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A school has 25 boys and 25 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. A school has 12 boys and 36 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 85. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

16. A school has 21 boys and 9 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. The length of a rectangle is 18 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. There are 8 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 21 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. There are 9 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 22 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

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