Word problems

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

1. In a class of 68 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

2. 6 shirts cost Rs. 680 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

3. A train covers 84 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

4. A student scored 53, 73, 45, 81 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

5. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 900 and sells it for Rs. 950. What is the profit?

6. A student scored 99, 74, 43, 88 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

7. A tank is 11 m long, 12 m wide and 12 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

8. Find the simple interest on Rs. 900 at 4% per year for 1 years.

9. 7 friends share a bill of Rs. 504 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 9. How much does each friend pay in all?

10. In a class of 245 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

11. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1600 at 2% per year for 1 years.

12. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 290 and sells it for Rs. 240. What is the loss?

13. A student scored 77, 83, 86, 96, 68 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

14. A tank is 11 m long, 8 m wide and 7 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

15. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2300 at 2% per year for 5 years.

16. A student scored 41, 74, 72, 70, 44, 59 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

17. A student scored 53, 91, 67, 78, 62, 99 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

18. In a class of 208 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

19. A train covers 544 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

20. 4 friends share a bill of Rs. 352 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 11. How much does each friend pay in all?

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