Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 21 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. The length of a rectangle is 31 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A school has 15 boys and 45 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A car travels at 57 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. A shop had 181 apples. It sold 26 in the morning and 33 in the evening. How many apples are left?

6. Rohan buys 4 toys at Rs. 32 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

8. A shop had 131 books. It sold 40 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many books are left?

9. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 76. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

10. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 53. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

11. The length of a rectangle is 19 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. Aarav buys 5 toys at Rs. 59 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

13. Vikram buys 2 toys at Rs. 35 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A shop had 181 apples. It sold 20 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many apples are left?

15. The length of a rectangle is 25 cm and its breadth is 16 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. Ananya buys 3 toys at Rs. 34 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

17. The length of a rectangle is 38 cm and its breadth is 21 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. A shop had 135 pencils. It sold 35 in the morning and 37 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

19. A school has 15 boys and 9 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A shop had 129 mangoes. It sold 11 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

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