Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 27 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A school has 30 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. The length of a rectangle is 33 cm and its breadth is 26 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A rectangular garden is 25 m long and 23 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. A shop had 159 apples. It sold 24 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many apples are left?

6. There are 8 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 38 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 85. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

8. Vikram buys 2 toys at Rs. 45 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. A shop had 129 apples. It sold 31 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many apples are left?

10. A shop had 148 stamps. It sold 21 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

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

12. Dev buys 4 toys at Rs. 25 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

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

15. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. A car travels at 56 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. Meera buys 6 toys at Rs. 47 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A shop had 127 marbles. It sold 22 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

19. A car travels at 43 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. A shop had 82 mangoes. It sold 40 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

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