Word problems

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

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

2. A school has 8 boys and 14 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. Rohan buys 4 toys at Rs. 57 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

4. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 20 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A car travels at 70 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

7. Vikram buys 6 toys at Rs. 55 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 86. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

9. A shop had 178 books. It sold 39 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many books are left?

10. The length of a rectangle is 30 cm and its breadth is 21 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. A rectangular garden is 19 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 66. What is the cost of 6 pens and 3 books?

13. There are 7 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 8 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

15. There are 5 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 19 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A shop had 181 apples. It sold 28 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many apples are left?

17. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 33 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. A shop had 194 books. It sold 31 in the morning and 33 in the evening. How many books are left?

19. There are 4 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 27 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. The length of a rectangle is 34 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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