Word problems
Read each problem carefully and write the answer with its unit.
In a class of 60 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?
Rs. 180 is divided between two friends in the ratio 3 : 2. How much does each get?
A student scored 86, 41, 64, 97 in 4 tests. What is the average score?
A train covers 462 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 1500 at 6% per year for 2 years.
A tank is 13 m long, 12 m wide and 8 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
Rs. 280 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 8. How much does each get?
A train covers 375 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 2500 at 2% per year for 2 years.
A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 240 and sells it for Rs. 360. What is the profit?
A train covers 408 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
5 shirts cost Rs. 640 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?
A student scored 80, 78, 60, 43, 69 in 5 tests. What is the average score?
10 shirts cost Rs. 780 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?
9 friends share a bill of Rs. 144 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 2. How much does each friend pay in all?
8 friends share a bill of Rs. 448 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 7. How much does each friend pay in all?
In a class of 45 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?
A tank is 11 m long, 6 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
9 shirts cost Rs. 1160 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?
12 shirts cost Rs. 460 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?
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