Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

3. A car travels at 85 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. A school has 28 boys and 20 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

6. A shop had 132 mangoes. It sold 39 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

7. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 66. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

8. A rectangular garden is 32 m long and 25 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 31. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

10. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 72. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

11. A school has 21 boys and 12 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A school has 8 boys and 14 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A car travels at 68 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. A car travels at 65 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A shop had 174 cards. It sold 17 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many cards are left?

16. There are 7 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 5 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. A car travels at 32 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. A rectangular garden is 37 m long and 28 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. Sana buys 4 toys at Rs. 21 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. A shop had 188 books. It sold 39 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many books are left?

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