Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 14 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A school has 12 boys and 8 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 50. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

4. A shop had 69 cards. It sold 16 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many cards are left?

5. A school has 16 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A shop had 98 stamps. It sold 29 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

7. A car travels at 36 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 88. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

9. There are 3 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 6 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. The length of a rectangle is 38 cm and its breadth is 23 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. The length of a rectangle is 23 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A shop had 99 mangoes. It sold 39 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

13. A shop had 179 balloons. It sold 29 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

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

15. A car travels at 87 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. A car travels at 84 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. A car travels at 70 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. Diya buys 4 toys at Rs. 49 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. A school has 30 boys and 25 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. Sana buys 4 toys at Rs. 37 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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