Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 27 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

3. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 32. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

4. A school has 10 boys and 45 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. A shop had 70 coins. It sold 14 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many coins are left?

7. A school has 18 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 52. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

9. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 66. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

10. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 32. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

11. A school has 6 boys and 14 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A shop had 188 stamps. It sold 17 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

13. There are 4 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 15 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. There are 8 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 41 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. The length of a rectangle is 29 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A shop had 104 mangoes. It sold 21 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

17. A school has 15 boys and 12 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 79. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

19. A shop had 168 apples. It sold 35 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many apples are left?

20. The length of a rectangle is 37 cm and its breadth is 33 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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