Word problems

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

1. A student scored 81, 79, 71, 71, 69, 49 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

2. A train covers 150 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

3. A train covers 225 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

4. A train covers 215 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

5. A train covers 237 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

6. A student scored 40, 53, 79, 65, 43, 56 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

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

8. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 220 and sells it for Rs. 240. What is the profit?

9. Find the simple interest on Rs. 500 at 2% per year for 1 years.

10. 4 shirts cost Rs. 820 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

11. A student scored 55, 63, 99, 97, 90, 58 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

12. Find the simple interest on Rs. 500 at 5% per year for 3 years.

13. 9 shirts cost Rs. 620 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

14. In a class of 285 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

15. A tank is 18 m long, 14 m wide and 5 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

16. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 490 and sells it for Rs. 450. What is the loss?

17. In a class of 200 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

18. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 610 and sells it for Rs. 640. What is the profit?

19. In a class of 164 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

20. A train covers 86 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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