Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 100 at 8% per year for 1 years.

2. A student scored 56, 47, 50, 86, 52, 87 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

3. A train covers 64 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

4. 4 shirts cost Rs. 260 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

5. In a class of 325 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

6. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 360 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 5. How much does each friend pay in all?

7. 4 friends share a bill of Rs. 320 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 10. How much does each friend pay in all?

8. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 680 and sells it for Rs. 560. What is the loss?

9. Find the simple interest on Rs. 300 at 10% per year for 1 years.

10. In a class of 365 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

11. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 570 and sells it for Rs. 470. What is the loss?

12. A student scored 95, 40, 89, 58, 98 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

13. In a class of 360 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

14. 3 friends share a bill of Rs. 48 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 2. How much does each friend pay in all?

15. 11 shirts cost Rs. 240 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

16. In a class of 104 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

17. 4 shirts cost Rs. 1020 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

18. A student scored 90, 50, 87, 48, 52, 75 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

19. A tank is 15 m long, 13 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

20. A train covers 175 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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