Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 15 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

2. A school has 42 boys and 18 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 63. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

4. The length of a rectangle is 26 cm and its breadth is 13 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. Tara buys 5 toys at Rs. 40 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

6. A shop had 74 mangoes. It sold 33 in the morning and 37 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

7. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. Diya buys 4 toys at Rs. 15 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

10. A school has 6 boys and 18 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. The length of a rectangle is 31 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. The length of a rectangle is 28 cm and its breadth is 27 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. A car travels at 68 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. There are 3 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 17 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

17. A school has 36 boys and 30 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. The length of a rectangle is 18 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. A shop had 168 coins. It sold 27 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many coins are left?

20. Meera buys 3 toys at Rs. 32 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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