Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

2. There are 5 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 29 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

3. A shop had 75 pencils. It sold 13 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

4. A school has 35 boys and 15 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 68. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

6. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. Tara buys 3 toys at Rs. 57 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 42. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

10. A shop had 66 apples. It sold 15 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many apples are left?

11. A car travels at 71 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. A rectangular garden is 22 m long and 20 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. There are 9 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 48 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. Rohan buys 2 toys at Rs. 60 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. A school has 12 boys and 24 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A shop had 176 apples. It sold 29 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many apples are left?

17. A car travels at 54 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. A rectangular garden is 32 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. The length of a rectangle is 27 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

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