Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A shop had 172 pencils. It sold 33 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

3. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 51. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

4. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 30. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

5. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A shop had 81 stamps. It sold 19 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

7. A school has 20 boys and 45 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A car travels at 58 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. A rectangular garden is 26 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 32 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. A car travels at 45 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

13. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 30. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

14. A school has 15 boys and 25 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A school has 24 boys and 18 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

17. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 60. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

18. Meera buys 4 toys at Rs. 27 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. A shop had 75 stamps. It sold 33 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

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

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