Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. The length of a rectangle is 38 cm and its breadth is 32 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A rectangular garden is 19 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A rectangular garden is 37 m long and 29 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. A school has 27 boys and 6 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. Tara buys 3 toys at Rs. 40 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

7. A shop had 91 pencils. It sold 37 in the morning and 37 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

8. A shop had 119 mangoes. It sold 37 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

9. A shop had 60 balloons. It sold 38 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

10. The length of a rectangle is 33 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. A shop had 76 apples. It sold 35 in the morning and 11 in the evening. How many apples are left?

12. A shop had 108 stickers. It sold 33 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

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

14. A car travels at 31 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. Meera buys 6 toys at Rs. 26 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

16. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 32. What is the cost of 6 pens and 3 books?

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

18. A shop had 135 apples. It sold 30 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many apples are left?

19. There are 5 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 28 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

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