Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A car travels at 72 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

3. A shop had 88 apples. It sold 14 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many apples are left?

4. There are 7 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 27 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

5. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 78. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

6. A school has 36 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A car travels at 49 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. There are 8 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 12 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. The length of a rectangle is 29 cm and its breadth is 18 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. A car travels at 45 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 68. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

13. Arjun buys 6 toys at Rs. 28 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 72. What is the cost of 8 pens and 5 books?

15. The length of a rectangle is 11 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 63. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

17. There are 8 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 19 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 22 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. Arjun buys 4 toys at Rs. 59 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. A school has 24 boys and 24 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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