Word problems

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

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

2. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 20 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

4. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. A shop had 117 pencils. It sold 40 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

6. A shop had 79 stamps. It sold 23 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

7. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 18 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A school has 36 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 75. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

10. There are 4 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 6 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. A school has 14 boys and 4 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A rectangular garden is 9 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. There are 8 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 27 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. The length of a rectangle is 15 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

15. Meera buys 5 toys at Rs. 16 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

16. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 43. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

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

18. A rectangular garden is 26 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A car travels at 70 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 41. What is the cost of 6 pens and 3 books?

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