Word problems

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

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

2. A school has 12 boys and 6 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 62. What is the cost of 8 pens and 5 books?

4. There are 8 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 43 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

5. A school has 16 boys and 4 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. The length of a rectangle is 33 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. The length of a rectangle is 19 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. A school has 54 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A shop had 68 books. It sold 17 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many books are left?

10. There are 9 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 22 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. A car travels at 46 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 38. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

14. A school has 35 boys and 35 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A shop had 153 pencils. It sold 40 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

16. A rectangular garden is 9 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A car travels at 36 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. The length of a rectangle is 25 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. A car travels at 82 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. There are 6 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 18 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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