Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. The length of a rectangle is 38 cm and its breadth is 23 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A shop had 78 marbles. It sold 23 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

4. A car travels at 42 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 71. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

6. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 62. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

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

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

9. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 66. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

10. A school has 54 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A shop had 157 apples. It sold 18 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many apples are left?

12. The length of a rectangle is 16 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. The length of a rectangle is 26 cm and its breadth is 22 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. A school has 25 boys and 25 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A car travels at 84 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. A shop had 76 stamps. It sold 28 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

17. A car travels at 37 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. A school has 4 boys and 18 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 85. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

20. There are 6 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 25 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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