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 21 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

3. A school has 12 boys and 18 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. There are 8 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 37 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

5. A shop had 200 cards. It sold 12 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many cards are left?

6. There are 5 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 14 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. A rectangular garden is 14 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A school has 48 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

10. Meera buys 3 toys at Rs. 56 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

11. There are 4 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 9 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. A car travels at 58 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. There are 9 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 21 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. A shop had 172 apples. It sold 29 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many apples are left?

16. The length of a rectangle is 22 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. There are 6 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 33 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. A car travels at 52 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. There are 7 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 50 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. A car travels at 71 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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