Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 28 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A school has 20 boys and 35 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. The length of a rectangle is 15 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A school has 36 boys and 24 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. Vikram buys 2 toys at Rs. 34 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

6. A school has 6 boys and 16 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 25 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A school has 18 boys and 9 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 23 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. A shop had 88 balloons. It sold 29 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

11. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 90. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

12. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 75. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

13. Neha buys 2 toys at Rs. 38 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A car travels at 36 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. There are 6 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 47 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A shop had 172 stamps. It sold 32 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

17. A school has 36 boys and 30 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. A shop had 155 coins. It sold 34 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many coins are left?

19. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. The length of a rectangle is 38 cm and its breadth is 31 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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