Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

3. The length of a rectangle is 22 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. Vikram buys 4 toys at Rs. 56 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. A rectangular garden is 25 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. The length of a rectangle is 25 cm and its breadth is 23 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A shop had 149 pencils. It sold 20 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

8. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. There are 8 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 72 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. The length of a rectangle is 29 cm and its breadth is 16 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. A school has 40 boys and 10 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A rectangular garden is 27 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A shop had 116 cards. It sold 30 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many cards are left?

14. A rectangular garden is 26 m long and 25 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A school has 16 boys and 12 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. Dev buys 6 toys at Rs. 36 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

17. A shop had 97 marbles. It sold 36 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

18. There are 5 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 20 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. There are 6 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 33 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 69. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

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