Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A rectangular garden is 11 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 16 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 40. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

5. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 84. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

6. The length of a rectangle is 31 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. The length of a rectangle is 12 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. A school has 8 boys and 14 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

10. A car travels at 37 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. A car travels at 89 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. A shop had 60 pencils. It sold 38 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

13. A car travels at 40 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. Ananya buys 3 toys at Rs. 43 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 52. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

16. Priya buys 5 toys at Rs. 27 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

17. A car travels at 79 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. There are 4 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 3 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. A school has 48 boys and 18 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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