Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 18 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A shop had 191 pencils. It sold 11 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

3. The length of a rectangle is 15 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A car travels at 68 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 60. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

6. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 66. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

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

8. There are 4 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 9 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

10. A shop had 130 balloons. It sold 30 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

11. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 75. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

12. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A school has 20 boys and 12 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

15. A car travels at 41 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. Arjun buys 5 toys at Rs. 55 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

17. Sana buys 6 toys at Rs. 33 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 37. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

20. The length of a rectangle is 23 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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