Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

2. A car travels at 35 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

3. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A shop had 126 balloons. It sold 15 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

5. There are 9 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 34 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

7. Ishaan buys 2 toys at Rs. 42 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 53. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

9. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. A school has 16 boys and 12 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A car travels at 62 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 63. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

13. A car travels at 47 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. A shop had 125 books. It sold 11 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many books are left?

15. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. There are 9 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 85 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. Arjun buys 5 toys at Rs. 22 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

19. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 31 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. The length of a rectangle is 26 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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