Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 18 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

2. A shop had 70 marbles. It sold 21 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

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

4. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 70. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

5. A shop had 99 balloons. It sold 33 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

6. A school has 42 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 51. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

9. A school has 12 boys and 16 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

11. A car travels at 61 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 77. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

13. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 60. What is the cost of 4 pens and 3 books?

14. A school has 10 boys and 14 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A school has 18 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A car travels at 72 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. Ananya buys 2 toys at Rs. 44 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. A shop had 190 books. It sold 14 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many books are left?

20. The length of a rectangle is 23 cm and its breadth is 22 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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