Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A shop had 196 mangoes. It sold 13 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

3. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 75. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

4. A school has 42 boys and 48 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 43. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

6. The length of a rectangle is 30 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

8. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. A shop had 133 books. It sold 10 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many books are left?

10. A school has 8 boys and 4 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A shop had 128 coins. It sold 37 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many coins are left?

12. A shop had 70 cards. It sold 17 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many cards are left?

13. A rectangular garden is 22 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 54. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

15. There are 8 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 28 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 34. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

17. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 38. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

18. A school has 28 boys and 16 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. A school has 40 boys and 25 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. The length of a rectangle is 16 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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