Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 11 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

2. A rectangular garden is 26 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A car travels at 43 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. A shop had 72 coins. It sold 17 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many coins are left?

6. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 62. What is the cost of 8 pens and 5 books?

7. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. Diya buys 4 toys at Rs. 41 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. There are 8 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 50 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

11. Diya buys 4 toys at Rs. 18 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

12. A car travels at 37 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. A car travels at 88 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. A shop had 84 pencils. It sold 26 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

15. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 58. What is the cost of 6 pens and 3 books?

16. Meera buys 2 toys at Rs. 49 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

17. A school has 30 boys and 20 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. There are 8 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 46 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A shop had 84 books. It sold 32 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many books are left?

20. A shop had 167 marbles. It sold 29 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

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