Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 11 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

3. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A shop had 144 books. It sold 34 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many books are left?

5. There are 9 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 16 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. There are 8 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 26 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. There are 4 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 8 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

8. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 50. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

9. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

11. A shop had 107 stamps. It sold 29 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

12. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 55. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

13. A car travels at 40 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. Dev buys 3 toys at Rs. 27 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 29 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

17. A car travels at 31 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. A school has 18 boys and 14 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. A car travels at 56 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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