Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 27 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

2. A shop had 72 balloons. It sold 18 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

3. A school has 24 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 62. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

5. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 77. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

6. A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 42. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

8. There are 3 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 10 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. There are 8 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 14 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 60. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

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

12. A rectangular garden is 35 m long and 18 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A school has 15 boys and 24 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. A rectangular garden is 35 m long and 19 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A shop had 98 cards. It sold 13 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many cards are left?

16. There are 7 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 15 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. A school has 15 boys and 20 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. The length of a rectangle is 13 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. A shop had 164 books. It sold 39 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many books are left?

20. There are 8 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 15 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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