Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 12 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

2. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A school has 16 boys and 4 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A shop had 170 stamps. It sold 13 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

5. A car travels at 56 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. A school has 24 boys and 30 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 18 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A car travels at 32 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. A shop had 92 marbles. It sold 31 in the morning and 11 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

10. A shop had 156 marbles. It sold 15 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

11. A rectangular garden is 11 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 81. What is the cost of 7 pens and 5 books?

13. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 73. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

14. Tara buys 5 toys at Rs. 35 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. A car travels at 49 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. A shop had 144 cards. It sold 20 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many cards are left?

17. A school has 24 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. A rectangular garden is 31 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A shop had 177 balloons. It sold 40 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

20. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 24 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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