Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 19 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 32. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

3. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. There are 9 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 18 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

5. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. A car travels at 55 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 33 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A shop had 122 balloons. It sold 38 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

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

10. There are 4 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 8 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 33. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

12. A school has 6 boys and 24 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 30. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

14. A shop had 191 marbles. It sold 39 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

15. Priya buys 6 toys at Rs. 41 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

16. A car travels at 67 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 35. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

18. The length of a rectangle is 29 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 34. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

20. A school has 9 boys and 12 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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