Word problems

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

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

2. A car travels at 76 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

3. A school has 8 boys and 18 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A car travels at 40 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. The length of a rectangle is 13 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A school has 14 boys and 16 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. Tara buys 5 toys at Rs. 15 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. Tara buys 3 toys at Rs. 34 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. A school has 48 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 52. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

11. A shop had 138 cards. It sold 31 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many cards are left?

12. There are 3 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 11 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 33. What is the cost of 8 pens and 5 books?

14. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 57. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

15. A shop had 154 marbles. It sold 16 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

16. A shop had 101 balloons. It sold 21 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

17. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 60. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

18. The length of a rectangle is 35 cm and its breadth is 25 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. There are 5 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 27 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. Neha buys 6 toys at Rs. 30 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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