Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A school has 12 boys and 12 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A school has 20 boys and 8 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. There are 4 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 14 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

5. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. The length of a rectangle is 19 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 76. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

8. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. Diya buys 5 toys at Rs. 40 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 48. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

11. There are 5 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 18 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. A shop had 177 apples. It sold 24 in the morning and 11 in the evening. How many apples are left?

13. A rectangular garden is 22 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. A school has 18 boys and 4 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. There are 9 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 36 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A shop had 192 stamps. It sold 26 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

17. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. The length of a rectangle is 22 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

20. A car travels at 51 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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