Word problems

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

1. A train covers 282 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

2. In a class of 220 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

3. In a class of 220 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

4. 9 shirts cost Rs. 1080 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

5. A student scored 44, 54, 42, 58, 40, 74 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

6. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 260 and sells it for Rs. 290. What is the profit?

7. A train covers 657 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

8. Rs. 161 is divided between two friends in the ratio 3 : 4. How much does each get?

9. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 288 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 4. How much does each friend pay in all?

10. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 560 and sells it for Rs. 630. What is the profit?

11. 6 shirts cost Rs. 300 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

12. 7 shirts cost Rs. 920 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

13. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 550 and sells it for Rs. 650. What is the profit?

14. 7 shirts cost Rs. 240 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

15. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 370 and sells it for Rs. 300. What is the loss?

16. In a class of 40 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

17. 11 shirts cost Rs. 860 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

18. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 890 and sells it for Rs. 920. What is the profit?

19. A tank is 8 m long, 7 m wide and 10 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

20. A tank is 9 m long, 10 m wide and 5 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

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