Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

3. A shop had 175 books. It sold 21 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many books are left?

4. Kabir buys 2 toys at Rs. 25 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. A school has 54 boys and 18 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. A school has 15 boys and 30 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A car travels at 35 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. There are 6 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 34 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. A car travels at 84 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. The length of a rectangle is 11 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. There are 3 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 17 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 80. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

14. A shop had 86 cards. It sold 17 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many cards are left?

15. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. A shop had 174 pencils. It sold 17 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

17. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 20 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. A school has 54 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. A car travels at 47 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. The length of a rectangle is 18 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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