Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 26 m long and 21 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 18 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A school has 15 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A car travels at 68 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 29 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. A school has 28 boys and 36 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 50. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

8. A school has 36 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. The length of a rectangle is 14 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. There are 3 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 10 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

12. There are 4 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 13 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. A rectangular garden is 32 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. There are 7 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 43 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 59. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

17. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 76. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

18. A shop had 186 apples. It sold 35 in the morning and 33 in the evening. How many apples are left?

19. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 43. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

20. A car travels at 30 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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