Word problems
Read each problem carefully and write the answer with its unit.
In a class of 240 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 2100 at 10% per year for 5 years.
A train covers 219 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
A student scored 86, 84, 51, 85, 99 in 5 tests. What is the average score?
A train covers 104 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
12 shirts cost Rs. 860 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?
Rs. 912 is divided between two friends in the ratio 8 : 8. How much does each get?
5 friends share a bill of Rs. 440 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 11. How much does each friend pay in all?
A tank is 6 m long, 12 m wide and 12 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 770 and sells it for Rs. 640. What is the loss?
Rs. 550 is divided between two friends in the ratio 4 : 7. How much does each get?
A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 310 and sells it for Rs. 220. What is the loss?
A train covers 365 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
A tank is 14 m long, 4 m wide and 9 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
4 friends share a bill of Rs. 224 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 7. How much does each friend pay in all?
A student scored 58, 97, 49, 88, 78 in 5 tests. What is the average score?
9 friends share a bill of Rs. 864 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 12. How much does each friend pay in all?
A tank is 16 m long, 11 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
A tank is 12 m long, 5 m wide and 12 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
A tank is 13 m long, 15 m wide and 10 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
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