Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A school has 30 boys and 10 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. Priya buys 2 toys at Rs. 52 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

4. A car travels at 63 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. A car travels at 34 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 88. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

8. There are 5 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 23 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. A car travels at 83 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. A shop had 189 stamps. It sold 25 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

11. There are 9 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 77 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. A shop had 137 pencils. It sold 40 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

13. A shop had 78 cards. It sold 38 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many cards are left?

14. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 48. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

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

16. A school has 15 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. A rectangular garden is 25 m long and 19 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 26 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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