Word problems

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

1. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 54. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

2. A rectangular garden is 39 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 34 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A school has 20 boys and 20 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A rectangular garden is 30 m long and 29 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. A rectangular garden is 14 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. Tara buys 2 toys at Rs. 48 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. A car travels at 34 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. There are 4 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 11 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. A car travels at 74 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. A school has 54 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A school has 32 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 59. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

14. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 40. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

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

16. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. A car travels at 82 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. A shop had 74 stamps. It sold 22 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

19. There are 3 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 14 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. A shop had 153 pencils. It sold 27 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

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