Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 34 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A shop had 119 pencils. It sold 25 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

3. A car travels at 38 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

5. Meera buys 2 toys at Rs. 22 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

6. There are 5 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 20 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. There are 7 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 31 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

8. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 73. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

9. A school has 30 boys and 25 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. The length of a rectangle is 29 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. A car travels at 38 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. A shop had 149 marbles. It sold 16 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

17. A shop had 121 pencils. It sold 39 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

18. A rectangular garden is 37 m long and 21 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A shop had 141 coins. It sold 38 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many coins are left?

20. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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