Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 27 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

2. A rectangular garden is 31 m long and 24 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A shop had 197 apples. It sold 28 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many apples are left?

4. A shop had 83 mangoes. It sold 29 in the morning and 33 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

5. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 41. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

6. A school has 32 boys and 16 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. The length of a rectangle is 18 cm and its breadth is 16 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. A car travels at 43 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. The length of a rectangle is 18 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. A car travels at 57 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 33. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

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

14. A car travels at 42 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 48. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

16. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 70. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

17. Diya buys 3 toys at Rs. 26 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

19. The length of a rectangle is 15 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. A car travels at 82 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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