Word problems

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

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

2. A school has 25 boys and 20 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A school has 30 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. The length of a rectangle is 31 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. There are 5 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 18 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. A school has 18 boys and 4 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A school has 24 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

9. A shop had 147 marbles. It sold 13 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

10. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 62. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

11. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 63. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

13. The length of a rectangle is 15 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. A school has 36 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. A school has 20 boys and 8 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. A shop had 144 balloons. It sold 12 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

18. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 35. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

19. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 33. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

20. There are 6 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 4 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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