Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A shop had 187 coins. It sold 18 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many coins are left?

3. A shop had 68 cards. It sold 28 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many cards are left?

4. A shop had 131 apples. It sold 19 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many apples are left?

5. A school has 6 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A car travels at 72 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. A car travels at 77 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

9. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 36. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

10. A car travels at 30 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. Diya buys 5 toys at Rs. 15 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

12. There are 9 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 11 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. Arjun buys 6 toys at Rs. 19 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A school has 12 boys and 10 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A school has 30 boys and 20 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A shop had 143 stamps. It sold 28 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

17. A shop had 192 stickers. It sold 29 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

18. A rectangular garden is 32 m long and 31 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. Neha buys 6 toys at Rs. 27 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. The length of a rectangle is 37 cm and its breadth is 32 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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