Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 14 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

2. A rectangular garden is 30 m long and 26 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. Dev buys 3 toys at Rs. 52 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

4. A school has 36 boys and 30 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A car travels at 57 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 52. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

7. A car travels at 84 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A shop had 159 cards. It sold 29 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many cards are left?

9. A school has 36 boys and 12 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. A school has 16 boys and 12 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

12. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A shop had 90 mangoes. It sold 34 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

14. A shop had 95 apples. It sold 35 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many apples are left?

15. A shop had 134 cards. It sold 27 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many cards are left?

16. A car travels at 73 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. There are 6 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 35 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 25 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. A car travels at 82 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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