Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

2. A shop had 187 apples. It sold 18 in the morning and 37 in the evening. How many apples are left?

3. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 37. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

4. The length of a rectangle is 26 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A school has 12 boys and 24 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 47. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

7. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 54. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

8. A school has 24 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A rectangular garden is 30 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. Meera buys 5 toys at Rs. 39 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

11. The length of a rectangle is 18 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A shop had 80 books. It sold 25 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many books are left?

13. A shop had 142 cards. It sold 15 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many cards are left?

14. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 83. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

17. Meera buys 5 toys at Rs. 20 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. There are 9 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 46 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A school has 42 boys and 48 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A shop had 76 mangoes. It sold 17 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

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