Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 19 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

2. A school has 36 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A shop had 83 stamps. It sold 14 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

4. There are 6 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 29 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

5. There are 6 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 19 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

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

8. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 83. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

9. There are 5 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 8 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. A car travels at 90 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. The length of a rectangle is 29 cm and its breadth is 26 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

14. A shop had 145 pencils. It sold 21 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

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

16. A shop had 88 pencils. It sold 37 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

17. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. A car travels at 66 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 73. What is the cost of 6 pens and 3 books?

20. A shop had 182 cards. It sold 16 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many cards are left?

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