Word problems

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

1. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 57. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

2. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 35 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A rectangular garden is 19 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A shop had 90 pencils. It sold 16 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

5. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 50. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

6. There are 8 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 36 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

8. A car travels at 57 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. Priya buys 2 toys at Rs. 40 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. A school has 32 boys and 24 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 41. What is the cost of 6 pens and 3 books?

12. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 30. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

13. A rectangular garden is 26 m long and 24 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

15. A school has 24 boys and 8 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

17. Meera buys 4 toys at Rs. 16 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A school has 15 boys and 18 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 52. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

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