Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 600 at 5% per year for 5 years.

2. 5 friends share a bill of Rs. 320 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 8. How much does each friend pay in all?

3. A tank is 19 m long, 7 m wide and 5 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

4. Find the simple interest on Rs. 900 at 2% per year for 2 years.

5. A train covers 343 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

6. A train covers 370 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

7. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 360 and sells it for Rs. 380. What is the profit?

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

9. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2400 at 6% per year for 1 years.

10. A student scored 69, 59, 61, 88, 53, 78 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

11. In a class of 4 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

12. 7 shirts cost Rs. 360 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

13. 12 shirts cost Rs. 1060 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

14. In a class of 245 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

15. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 792 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 11. How much does each friend pay in all?

16. In a class of 140 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

17. Find the simple interest on Rs. 700 at 5% per year for 5 years.

18. A student scored 52, 84, 65, 87 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

19. Rs. 384 is divided between two friends in the ratio 4 : 4. How much does each get?

20. 8 friends share a bill of Rs. 512 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 8. How much does each friend pay in all?

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