Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A shop had 71 stamps. It sold 34 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

3. Tara buys 5 toys at Rs. 44 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

4. Dev buys 4 toys at Rs. 52 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. Arjun buys 5 toys at Rs. 27 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

6. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. There are 4 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 16 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

8. A school has 25 boys and 30 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A car travels at 43 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. There are 9 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 69 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. A car travels at 76 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. A shop had 198 books. It sold 21 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many books are left?

14. A rectangular garden is 31 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A school has 24 boys and 48 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

17. A shop had 185 apples. It sold 23 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many apples are left?

18. A shop had 127 pencils. It sold 12 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

19. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 65. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

20. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 38 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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