Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A car travels at 42 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

3. A school has 30 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A shop had 146 balloons. It sold 12 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

5. There are 6 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 5 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. The length of a rectangle is 29 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. There are 3 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 3 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

8. The length of a rectangle is 12 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. A car travels at 43 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 36. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

11. A shop had 148 apples. It sold 23 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many apples are left?

12. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A car travels at 86 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. A shop had 197 marbles. It sold 38 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

15. A shop had 96 books. It sold 40 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many books are left?

16. Aarav buys 3 toys at Rs. 27 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

18. There are 8 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 7 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A school has 15 boys and 6 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. There are 5 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 18 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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