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 37 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

3. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. There are 5 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 6 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A car travels at 43 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. Vikram buys 3 toys at Rs. 56 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. There are 3 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 14 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. There are 8 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 11 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. A school has 10 boys and 45 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. The length of a rectangle is 16 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. A school has 45 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. A car travels at 76 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 54. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

16. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. The length of a rectangle is 25 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. A shop had 125 marbles. It sold 29 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

19. A school has 21 boys and 12 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A shop had 86 apples. It sold 39 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many apples are left?

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