Word problems
Read each problem carefully and write the answer with its unit.
A train covers 150 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
A train covers 264 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
Rs. 481 is divided between two friends in the ratio 9 : 4. How much does each get?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 2700 at 2% per year for 4 years.
Find the simple interest on Rs. 2600 at 8% per year for 5 years.
A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 860 and sells it for Rs. 900. What is the profit?
4 shirts cost Rs. 1200 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?
A train covers 164 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
In a class of 305 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?
A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 530 and sells it for Rs. 500. What is the loss?
A student scored 93, 62, 90, 51, 74 in 5 tests. What is the average score?
8 friends share a bill of Rs. 576 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 9. How much does each friend pay in all?
Rs. 504 is divided between two friends in the ratio 5 : 9. How much does each get?
A train covers 72 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
6 shirts cost Rs. 1180 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?
In a class of 65 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?
A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 560 and sells it for Rs. 470. What is the loss?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 2500 at 10% per year for 1 years.
In a class of 225 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?
A tank is 17 m long, 4 m wide and 8 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
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