Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 27 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A rectangular garden is 35 m long and 21 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A shop had 144 pencils. It sold 38 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

4. A school has 30 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A car travels at 46 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. A school has 15 boys and 25 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A car travels at 75 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A rectangular garden is 14 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. A shop had 164 pencils. It sold 11 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

10. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 22 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. Sana buys 2 toys at Rs. 38 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

12. There are 7 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 20 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. Kabir buys 3 toys at Rs. 48 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 50. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

15. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 25 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. There are 9 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 63 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. A school has 35 boys and 25 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. A car travels at 88 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. Tara buys 5 toys at Rs. 30 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. A shop had 198 balloons. It sold 30 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

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