Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 14 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A shop had 185 pencils. It sold 11 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

3. A shop had 169 balloons. It sold 17 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

4. Tara buys 2 toys at Rs. 52 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 87. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

6. The length of a rectangle is 27 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A car travels at 39 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A school has 48 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. The length of a rectangle is 33 cm and its breadth is 30 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. A car travels at 46 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. A shop had 60 stamps. It sold 14 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

12. There are 3 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 20 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 37. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

14. Sana buys 6 toys at Rs. 25 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. The length of a rectangle is 16 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A school has 12 boys and 30 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. A car travels at 88 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. A school has 4 boys and 18 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. A shop had 119 coins. It sold 39 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many coins are left?

20. A rectangular garden is 19 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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