Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 11 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 30. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

3. A car travels at 30 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. A school has 45 boys and 35 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A school has 24 boys and 21 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A shop had 131 cards. It sold 19 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many cards are left?

7. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A rectangular garden is 35 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. A school has 30 boys and 10 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. A school has 16 boys and 8 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A shop had 162 apples. It sold 24 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many apples are left?

12. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 79. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

13. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 72. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

14. A car travels at 60 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. Ananya buys 3 toys at Rs. 32 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

16. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 68. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

17. A shop had 90 stickers. It sold 33 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

18. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 46. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

19. Ananya buys 2 toys at Rs. 21 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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