Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A shop had 144 cards. It sold 17 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many cards are left?

3. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A shop had 170 coins. It sold 12 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many coins are left?

5. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 74. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

6. A school has 28 boys and 8 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. Vikram buys 3 toys at Rs. 19 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. A school has 54 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 28 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

11. A shop had 182 marbles. It sold 28 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

12. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 54. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

13. A shop had 169 books. It sold 23 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many books are left?

14. A rectangular garden is 14 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. There are 8 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 16 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A shop had 92 mangoes. It sold 27 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

17. A shop had 71 mangoes. It sold 31 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

18. The length of a rectangle is 35 cm and its breadth is 25 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. Priya buys 3 toys at Rs. 54 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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