Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 18 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A school has 16 boys and 28 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

4. A car travels at 35 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. There are 6 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 9 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. A shop had 83 marbles. It sold 33 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

7. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 33. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

8. A shop had 140 books. It sold 32 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many books are left?

9. A school has 12 boys and 12 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. A school has 36 boys and 8 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 59. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

12. The length of a rectangle is 34 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. Priya buys 5 toys at Rs. 37 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. A shop had 78 apples. It sold 18 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many apples are left?

16. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. A school has 9 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. A car travels at 87 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. A shop had 84 coins. It sold 16 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many coins are left?

20. Diya buys 2 toys at Rs. 14 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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