Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 26 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

3. A rectangular garden is 14 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 63. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

5. There are 4 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 5 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. There are 9 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 16 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 37. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

8. Meera buys 5 toys at Rs. 55 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. Vikram buys 2 toys at Rs. 25 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. A shop had 63 coins. It sold 16 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many coins are left?

11. A car travels at 50 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. A car travels at 45 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. A school has 20 boys and 12 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 38. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

15. The length of a rectangle is 38 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A shop had 166 stickers. It sold 12 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

17. A shop had 69 coins. It sold 29 in the morning and 11 in the evening. How many coins are left?

18. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 56. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

19. A car travels at 38 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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