Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 28 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

2. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A rectangular garden is 13 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A school has 20 boys and 28 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A shop had 127 apples. It sold 30 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many apples are left?

6. A rectangular garden is 32 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 22 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A school has 24 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 61. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

10. Vikram buys 4 toys at Rs. 55 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

11. A school has 42 boys and 18 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A car travels at 72 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. A shop had 89 stickers. It sold 17 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

14. A school has 21 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 57. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

16. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 21 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A car travels at 34 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. A shop had 182 books. It sold 16 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many books are left?

19. Vikram buys 2 toys at Rs. 19 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 35. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

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