Word problems

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

1. A school has 6 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 14 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A car travels at 53 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 39. What is the cost of 7 pens and 5 books?

5. A rectangular garden is 19 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. The length of a rectangle is 26 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A shop had 113 apples. It sold 32 in the morning and 37 in the evening. How many apples are left?

8. A school has 15 boys and 20 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. The length of a rectangle is 10 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. There are 3 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 17 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 37. What is the cost of 8 pens and 5 books?

12. The length of a rectangle is 23 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. A shop had 148 cards. It sold 13 in the morning and 37 in the evening. How many cards are left?

14. Neha buys 5 toys at Rs. 49 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. The length of a rectangle is 14 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. Meera buys 5 toys at Rs. 14 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. The length of a rectangle is 26 cm and its breadth is 13 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. A car travels at 72 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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