Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 20 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

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

4. A school has 24 boys and 9 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 52. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

7. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. A rectangular garden is 34 m long and 31 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. A car travels at 34 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. A school has 25 boys and 15 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A school has 15 boys and 21 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 57. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

13. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 50. What is the cost of 7 pens and 5 books?

14. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A school has 18 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 82. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

17. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 72. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

18. There are 4 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 21 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A school has 10 boys and 16 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. Meera buys 2 toys at Rs. 51 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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