Word problems

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

1. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 50. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

2. A rectangular garden is 11 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A school has 15 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A school has 18 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A school has 16 boys and 16 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. Ananya buys 3 toys at Rs. 57 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

7. The length of a rectangle is 25 cm and its breadth is 23 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. A car travels at 90 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. A rectangular garden is 13 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. There are 4 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 12 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. A shop had 120 pencils. It sold 40 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

12. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 26 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 31. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

14. The length of a rectangle is 14 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

15. The length of a rectangle is 28 cm and its breadth is 23 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A shop had 134 books. It sold 27 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many books are left?

17. A school has 24 boys and 6 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. A shop had 184 books. It sold 27 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many books are left?

20. The length of a rectangle is 38 cm and its breadth is 31 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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