Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

2. A rectangular garden is 19 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

4. There are 6 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 50 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

5. Dev buys 4 toys at Rs. 34 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

6. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 76. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

7. Rohan buys 5 toys at Rs. 14 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. There are 5 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 10 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 26 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A shop had 168 balloons. It sold 25 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

11. A shop had 166 stamps. It sold 34 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

12. Arjun buys 2 toys at Rs. 56 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

13. The length of a rectangle is 23 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. A car travels at 59 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A shop had 115 mangoes. It sold 34 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

16. A school has 42 boys and 30 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. A car travels at 38 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

19. The length of a rectangle is 27 cm and its breadth is 18 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. The length of a rectangle is 13 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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