Word problems

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

1. Tara buys 2 toys at Rs. 27 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

2. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A school has 18 boys and 21 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

5. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 25 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. There are 3 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 12 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. A shop had 180 balloons. It sold 26 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

8. A car travels at 53 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 49. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

10. A car travels at 32 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. A school has 12 boys and 30 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. The length of a rectangle is 35 cm and its breadth is 31 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. Rohan buys 6 toys at Rs. 40 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A school has 25 boys and 10 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 65. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

16. A shop had 167 marbles. It sold 12 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

17. A shop had 175 cards. It sold 10 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many cards are left?

18. Tara buys 4 toys at Rs. 56 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. A rectangular garden is 35 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. Arjun buys 6 toys at Rs. 12 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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