Word problems

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

1. The length of a rectangle is 30 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

2. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 69. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

3. A rectangular garden is 30 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. There are 7 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 12 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

5. A school has 12 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

7. A shop had 147 books. It sold 21 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many books are left?

8. A shop had 81 mangoes. It sold 22 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

9. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 85. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

10. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. A car travels at 63 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. A shop had 168 books. It sold 27 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many books are left?

13. The length of a rectangle is 12 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A rectangular garden is 25 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. Meera buys 6 toys at Rs. 32 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

17. A shop had 185 stamps. It sold 18 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

18. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 13 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. A car travels at 32 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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