Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 11 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. The length of a rectangle is 38 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A shop had 173 pencils. It sold 11 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

4. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 74. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

5. A car travels at 77 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. A car travels at 83 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

8. A school has 8 boys and 16 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A school has 24 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. A shop had 103 balloons. It sold 20 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

11. The length of a rectangle is 22 cm and its breadth is 20 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A car travels at 83 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. Aarav buys 3 toys at Rs. 22 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A rectangular garden is 14 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A car travels at 82 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. A car travels at 58 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. A shop had 182 stickers. It sold 17 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

18. A shop had 87 books. It sold 14 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many books are left?

19. A school has 18 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. The length of a rectangle is 26 cm and its breadth is 19 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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