Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 25 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

3. A shop had 122 balloons. It sold 25 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

4. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 70. What is the cost of 4 pens and 3 books?

5. A rectangular garden is 30 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. A school has 15 boys and 21 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A shop had 66 pencils. It sold 20 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

8. A school has 12 boys and 6 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. There are 6 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 3 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. A car travels at 87 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. A school has 15 boys and 25 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. Arjun buys 4 toys at Rs. 55 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

13. Tara buys 3 toys at Rs. 32 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 49. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

15. There are 7 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 19 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. There are 9 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 89 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A rectangular garden is 34 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. A shop had 174 cards. It sold 24 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many cards are left?

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