Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 20 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A school has 12 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. The length of a rectangle is 16 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 82. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

5. A school has 16 boys and 36 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. Ananya buys 6 toys at Rs. 39 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

7. A shop had 118 coins. It sold 25 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many coins are left?

8. A car travels at 65 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 62. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

10. The length of a rectangle is 31 cm and its breadth is 24 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. Tara buys 2 toys at Rs. 16 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

12. A car travels at 56 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. Priya buys 6 toys at Rs. 44 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A shop had 70 stamps. It sold 37 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

15. A car travels at 48 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. A school has 6 boys and 4 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. A car travels at 80 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 86. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

20. There are 8 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 25 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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