Word problems

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

1. A car travels at 70 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

2. A rectangular garden is 14 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. The length of a rectangle is 28 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. Meera buys 5 toys at Rs. 59 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. A shop had 97 coins. It sold 17 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many coins are left?

6. A rectangular garden is 9 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. There are 4 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 9 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

8. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. A shop had 143 coins. It sold 37 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many coins are left?

10. A shop had 172 balloons. It sold 13 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

11. A school has 21 boys and 6 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. Diya buys 2 toys at Rs. 18 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

13. A shop had 168 books. It sold 23 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many books are left?

14. A school has 10 boys and 8 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 47. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

16. A school has 27 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. Vikram buys 5 toys at Rs. 17 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. There are 4 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 27 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 19 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. The length of a rectangle is 31 cm and its breadth is 30 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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