Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A school has 6 boys and 9 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 88. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

4. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 48. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

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

6. A shop had 147 mangoes. It sold 28 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

7. A rectangular garden is 19 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. A shop had 145 marbles. It sold 28 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

10. A shop had 186 balloons. It sold 31 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

11. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. There are 5 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 25 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. A school has 18 boys and 9 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. There are 4 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 11 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 86. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

17. A car travels at 87 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. A shop had 150 apples. It sold 27 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many apples are left?

19. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 84. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

20. A car travels at 39 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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