Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A school has 24 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A car travels at 49 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. A shop had 197 stamps. It sold 24 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

5. A school has 6 boys and 12 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A shop had 178 stickers. It sold 20 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

7. The length of a rectangle is 19 cm and its breadth is 13 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. There are 7 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 32 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 57. What is the cost of 7 pens and 5 books?

10. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. The length of a rectangle is 10 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A car travels at 71 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. A car travels at 55 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 16 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

15. A shop had 125 pencils. It sold 15 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

16. A school has 28 boys and 20 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 88. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

18. A car travels at 73 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 49. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

20. A shop had 185 marbles. It sold 19 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

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