Word problems

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

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

2. A shop had 60 pencils. It sold 18 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

3. A shop had 122 books. It sold 21 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many books are left?

4. A shop had 196 pencils. It sold 15 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

5. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. A car travels at 72 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. A car travels at 84 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 80. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

9. A school has 12 boys and 28 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. A car travels at 54 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. A rectangular garden is 13 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. The length of a rectangle is 18 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 32. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

14. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 88. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

15. A shop had 188 mangoes. It sold 20 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

16. A school has 4 boys and 8 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 68. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

18. Tara buys 6 toys at Rs. 19 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. There are 4 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 22 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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