Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

2. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 35. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

5. A school has 35 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A school has 4 boys and 8 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A school has 12 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A car travels at 78 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 33. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

10. A car travels at 45 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. A shop had 168 coins. It sold 39 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many coins are left?

12. There are 9 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 9 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. There are 3 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 29 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. Dev buys 2 toys at Rs. 13 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 57. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

16. A shop had 136 marbles. It sold 18 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

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

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

19. A shop had 198 mangoes. It sold 28 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

20. A shop had 110 mangoes. It sold 21 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

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