Word problems

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

1. In a class of 95 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

2. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1300 at 5% per year for 2 years.

3. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 860 and sells it for Rs. 830. What is the loss?

4. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1100 at 4% per year for 4 years.

5. 12 shirts cost Rs. 440 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

6. A train covers 111 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

7. 7 shirts cost Rs. 1100 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

8. Rs. 336 is divided between two friends in the ratio 6 : 6. How much does each get?

9. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1900 at 6% per year for 5 years.

10. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 504 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 7. How much does each friend pay in all?

11. In a class of 175 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

12. A student scored 81, 43, 62, 74, 40 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

13. A student scored 85, 45, 54, 72 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

14. A tank is 9 m long, 5 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

15. Find the simple interest on Rs. 200 at 6% per year for 3 years.

16. A student scored 43, 61, 63, 72, 76, 45 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

17. In a class of 100 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

18. In a class of 35 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

19. A tank is 13 m long, 10 m wide and 4 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

20. 8 shirts cost Rs. 500 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

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