Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

2. A car travels at 37 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

3. A school has 36 boys and 18 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A school has 14 boys and 6 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

7. A shop had 152 cards. It sold 22 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many cards are left?

8. A shop had 158 stamps. It sold 11 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

9. A car travels at 86 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

11. A school has 18 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 77. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

14. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A shop had 198 pencils. It sold 29 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

16. A shop had 175 cards. It sold 12 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many cards are left?

17. A car travels at 72 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 86. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

19. There are 3 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 9 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. A shop had 74 pencils. It sold 14 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

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