Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

3. A school has 8 boys and 18 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A school has 18 boys and 21 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. A school has 42 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. The length of a rectangle is 28 cm and its breadth is 26 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. A school has 20 boys and 10 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A shop had 80 apples. It sold 20 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many apples are left?

11. A car travels at 69 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. A shop had 137 stickers. It sold 25 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

13. Rohan buys 2 toys at Rs. 24 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A car travels at 77 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. The length of a rectangle is 31 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. The length of a rectangle is 37 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 43. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

19. A school has 24 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. There are 6 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 13 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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