Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

2. A car travels at 73 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

3. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 71. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

4. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 34. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

5. There are 8 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 27 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. A school has 14 boys and 16 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A car travels at 43 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. Vikram buys 4 toys at Rs. 26 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. A car travels at 37 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 53. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

11. A rectangular garden is 9 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. The length of a rectangle is 38 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. A car travels at 87 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. A shop had 103 cards. It sold 24 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many cards are left?

15. The length of a rectangle is 33 cm and its breadth is 20 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. Aarav buys 3 toys at Rs. 42 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

18. A rectangular garden is 37 m long and 31 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A shop had 147 stamps. It sold 34 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

20. A school has 45 boys and 25 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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