Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2900 at 8% per year for 5 years.

2. In a class of 72 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

3. A student scored 41, 40, 52, 63, 54 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

4. A student scored 73, 92, 62, 61 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

5. 9 shirts cost Rs. 500 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

6. A tank is 19 m long, 9 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

7. In a class of 80 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

8. Find the simple interest on Rs. 900 at 2% per year for 1 years.

9. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1800 at 10% per year for 1 years.

10. A tank is 10 m long, 10 m wide and 4 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

11. A train covers 520 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

12. In a class of 170 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

13. A tank is 11 m long, 6 m wide and 4 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

14. A tank is 5 m long, 14 m wide and 5 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

15. A train covers 135 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

16. 6 shirts cost Rs. 420 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

17. 3 friends share a bill of Rs. 120 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 5. How much does each friend pay in all?

18. In a class of 305 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

19. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 920 and sells it for Rs. 830. What is the loss?

20. A student scored 69, 61, 43, 55 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

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