Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 38 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

2. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 54. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

3. A shop had 131 coins. It sold 26 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many coins are left?

4. A shop had 179 books. It sold 23 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many books are left?

5. A school has 30 boys and 48 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. There are 5 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 23 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. A rectangular garden is 14 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 13 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. There are 4 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 13 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 86. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

11. A car travels at 32 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. A shop had 151 books. It sold 28 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many books are left?

13. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 19 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

15. A car travels at 33 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. A school has 4 boys and 10 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. A shop had 68 apples. It sold 26 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many apples are left?

18. A shop had 60 balloons. It sold 40 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

19. There are 9 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 38 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. A shop had 131 mangoes. It sold 19 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

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