Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. Dev buys 5 toys at Rs. 40 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

3. A school has 18 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A shop had 174 apples. It sold 12 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many apples are left?

5. A car travels at 62 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. A car travels at 39 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. There are 6 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 50 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

8. A shop had 152 pencils. It sold 11 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

9. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 76. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

10. Ananya buys 4 toys at Rs. 37 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

11. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. There are 3 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 4 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. A car travels at 87 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. A car travels at 46 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. The length of a rectangle is 25 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 73. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

17. A rectangular garden is 37 m long and 34 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. A rectangular garden is 25 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. Priya buys 3 toys at Rs. 27 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

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