Word problems

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

1. In a class of 100 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

2. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1400 at 4% per year for 3 years.

3. 5 shirts cost Rs. 1060 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

4. In a class of 80 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

5. In a class of 380 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

6. A tank is 13 m long, 12 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

7. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 810 and sells it for Rs. 750. What is the loss?

8. A train covers 720 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

9. In a class of 64 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

10. A tank is 5 m long, 6 m wide and 7 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

11. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 570 and sells it for Rs. 440. What is the loss?

12. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 670 and sells it for Rs. 650. What is the loss?

13. Rs. 870 is divided between two friends in the ratio 7 : 8. How much does each get?

14. 4 shirts cost Rs. 480 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

15. In a class of 225 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

16. Rs. 160 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 6. How much does each get?

17. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 430 and sells it for Rs. 460. What is the profit?

18. 11 shirts cost Rs. 580 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

19. A student scored 47, 69, 67, 61 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

20. 6 friends share a bill of Rs. 384 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 8. How much does each friend pay in all?

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