Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 37 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

2. A car travels at 84 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

3. A school has 20 boys and 8 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. The length of a rectangle is 27 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A shop had 142 pencils. It sold 37 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

7. Dev buys 5 toys at Rs. 24 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. A shop had 155 cards. It sold 40 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many cards are left?

10. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 30. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

11. The length of a rectangle is 22 cm and its breadth is 19 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. Rohan buys 3 toys at Rs. 28 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

14. There are 8 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 81 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. There are 7 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 34 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. There are 3 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 28 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. A car travels at 50 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. There are 7 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 59 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. There are 7 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 36 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. Rohan buys 6 toys at Rs. 37 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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