Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 20 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 40. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

5. A shop had 133 books. It sold 19 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many books are left?

6. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

8. A shop had 159 stickers. It sold 26 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

9. There are 6 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 14 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. A school has 54 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 18 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A car travels at 55 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. A rectangular garden is 32 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 43. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

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

17. There are 7 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 14 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 44. What is the cost of 7 pens and 5 books?

19. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 23 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 55. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

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