Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 31 cm and its breadth is 16 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

2. A school has 20 boys and 35 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A car travels at 74 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. There are 4 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 11 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

5. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 20 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. Dev buys 5 toys at Rs. 16 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

8. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 84. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

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

10. There are 7 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 38 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

12. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A car travels at 87 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 20 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

15. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 75. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

16. A shop had 177 books. It sold 12 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many books are left?

17. There are 4 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 15 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. A car travels at 68 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

20. A car travels at 70 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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