Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 28 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

2. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A school has 48 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. There are 9 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 13 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

6. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 78. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

7. There are 4 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 10 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

9. A rectangular garden is 30 m long and 25 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A shop had 61 balloons. It sold 24 in the morning and 11 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

11. A shop had 171 stickers. It sold 38 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

12. A car travels at 31 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. A car travels at 50 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. A rectangular garden is 31 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A rectangular garden is 28 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. Priya buys 4 toys at Rs. 46 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

17. A shop had 110 marbles. It sold 27 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

18. A rectangular garden is 30 m long and 19 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. There are 5 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 18 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 40. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

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