Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 20 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A shop had 125 coins. It sold 22 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many coins are left?

3. A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A shop had 104 cards. It sold 20 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many cards are left?

5. A car travels at 89 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. A school has 10 boys and 12 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 33. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

8. Dev buys 4 toys at Rs. 29 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. A shop had 81 pencils. It sold 17 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

10. A rectangular garden is 26 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. A school has 8 boys and 12 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A school has 12 boys and 9 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A school has 35 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. A shop had 144 cards. It sold 14 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many cards are left?

15. A shop had 98 mangoes. It sold 34 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

16. A car travels at 72 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 50. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

18. There are 5 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 43 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 66. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

20. The length of a rectangle is 30 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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