Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 28 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 89. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

3. A shop had 91 apples. It sold 22 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many apples are left?

4. A school has 8 boys and 20 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A shop had 138 marbles. It sold 36 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

6. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 90. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

7. There are 3 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 4 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

9. A car travels at 73 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. The length of a rectangle is 31 cm and its breadth is 26 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A shop had 177 stamps. It sold 15 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

13. A school has 18 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 77. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

15. A school has 32 boys and 20 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A school has 42 boys and 30 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. Ananya buys 5 toys at Rs. 13 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A shop had 161 balloons. It sold 24 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

19. There are 7 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 7 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. There are 6 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 5 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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