Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A school has 45 boys and 20 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 90. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

4. Meera buys 2 toys at Rs. 39 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. A car travels at 88 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. A shop had 199 marbles. It sold 29 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

7. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 59. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

8. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 59. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

10. There are 9 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 53 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. There are 5 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 27 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. A school has 24 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. Meera buys 2 toys at Rs. 60 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 18 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A school has 18 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. A school has 24 boys and 6 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 19 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A school has 8 boys and 4 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 84. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

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