Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. Arjun buys 3 toys at Rs. 38 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

3. A school has 24 boys and 9 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 79. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

5. The length of a rectangle is 13 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A school has 36 boys and 8 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 18 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. Rohan buys 5 toys at Rs. 18 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 86. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

11. A school has 40 boys and 20 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A shop had 122 apples. It sold 24 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many apples are left?

13. There are 5 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 45 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. A shop had 82 apples. It sold 22 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many apples are left?

15. A school has 54 boys and 30 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A shop had 196 coins. It sold 18 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many coins are left?

17. The length of a rectangle is 27 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

19. A car travels at 70 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 84. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

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