Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 37 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A school has 42 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. The length of a rectangle is 19 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A shop had 189 marbles. It sold 13 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

6. The length of a rectangle is 25 cm and its breadth is 24 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 21 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 72. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

9. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A car travels at 31 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. A car travels at 84 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. The length of a rectangle is 23 cm and its breadth is 22 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 61. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

15. There are 7 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 14 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. Neha buys 4 toys at Rs. 43 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

17. A shop had 198 cards. It sold 39 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many cards are left?

18. Meera buys 3 toys at Rs. 59 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. A school has 20 boys and 45 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A rectangular garden is 32 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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