Word problems

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

1. A student scored 75, 66, 40, 91 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

2. 3 shirts cost Rs. 1020 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

3. A tank is 20 m long, 8 m wide and 7 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

4. In a class of 315 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

5. In a class of 208 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

6. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1100 at 4% per year for 3 years.

7. A train covers 216 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

8. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 340 and sells it for Rs. 470. What is the profit?

9. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 440 and sells it for Rs. 540. What is the profit?

10. A tank is 7 m long, 4 m wide and 7 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

11. In a class of 110 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

12. A train covers 344 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

13. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 270 and sells it for Rs. 330. What is the profit?

14. 3 shirts cost Rs. 560 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

15. 6 shirts cost Rs. 1180 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

16. In a class of 120 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

17. 4 shirts cost Rs. 1180 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

18. Find the simple interest on Rs. 200 at 2% per year for 5 years.

19. A student scored 80, 68, 86, 70, 86 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

20. A tank is 16 m long, 10 m wide and 12 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

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