Word problems

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

1. A car travels at 49 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

2. The length of a rectangle is 18 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A rectangular garden is 34 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A shop had 194 pencils. It sold 35 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

5. A shop had 129 stamps. It sold 39 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

6. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 34. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

7. Meera buys 5 toys at Rs. 39 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. There are 3 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 8 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. A school has 16 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A school has 36 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A shop had 196 stamps. It sold 25 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

13. A shop had 75 coins. It sold 25 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many coins are left?

14. The length of a rectangle is 35 cm and its breadth is 19 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

15. Meera buys 5 toys at Rs. 60 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

16. A shop had 161 mangoes. It sold 34 in the morning and 11 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

17. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 29 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. A car travels at 76 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. There are 9 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 29 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. Tara buys 6 toys at Rs. 20 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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