Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 22 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A school has 40 boys and 25 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. Priya buys 5 toys at Rs. 16 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

4. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A shop had 82 mangoes. It sold 12 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

6. A shop had 134 mangoes. It sold 30 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

7. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 38. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

8. There are 5 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 12 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. A school has 28 boys and 8 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

11. Neha buys 2 toys at Rs. 50 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

12. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 74. What is the cost of 4 pens and 3 books?

13. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 78. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

14. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 43. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

15. Ananya buys 4 toys at Rs. 19 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

16. A shop had 184 apples. It sold 36 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many apples are left?

17. A car travels at 32 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

19. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 60. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

20. A car travels at 55 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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