Word problems

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

1. Vikram buys 5 toys at Rs. 53 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

2. The length of a rectangle is 18 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 35 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. Priya buys 4 toys at Rs. 17 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. A school has 48 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A school has 15 boys and 35 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. There are 5 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 4 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

8. A rectangular garden is 26 m long and 19 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. A shop had 92 marbles. It sold 26 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

10. A rectangular garden is 27 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. A car travels at 76 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. There are 7 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 18 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 87. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

14. A shop had 137 apples. It sold 12 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many apples are left?

15. There are 6 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 23 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. The length of a rectangle is 38 cm and its breadth is 23 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. A shop had 196 balloons. It sold 29 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

18. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A school has 27 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 77. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

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