Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 24 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A school has 36 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 35. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

4. A school has 24 boys and 30 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. There are 8 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 90 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 83. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

7. There are 9 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 15 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

8. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. Tara buys 4 toys at Rs. 27 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. Neha buys 5 toys at Rs. 56 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

11. The length of a rectangle is 28 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A shop had 70 coins. It sold 12 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many coins are left?

13. A rectangular garden is 35 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. A shop had 116 stickers. It sold 27 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

15. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A shop had 139 coins. It sold 38 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many coins are left?

17. A shop had 71 stamps. It sold 35 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

18. A car travels at 33 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. A school has 48 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A school has 18 boys and 12 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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