Word problems

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

1. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 760 and sells it for Rs. 610. What is the loss?

2. A train covers 240 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

3. 3 friends share a bill of Rs. 192 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 8. How much does each friend pay in all?

4. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 770 and sells it for Rs. 730. What is the loss?

5. A tank is 19 m long, 10 m wide and 7 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

6. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1800 at 5% per year for 4 years.

7. 12 shirts cost Rs. 340 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

8. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2600 at 5% per year for 4 years.

9. A tank is 15 m long, 4 m wide and 8 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

10. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 810 and sells it for Rs. 790. What is the loss?

11. A tank is 19 m long, 8 m wide and 10 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

12. 11 shirts cost Rs. 740 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

13. In a class of 360 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

14. Find the simple interest on Rs. 100 at 2% per year for 2 years.

15. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 830 and sells it for Rs. 700. What is the loss?

16. A tank is 8 m long, 7 m wide and 12 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

17. A train covers 324 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

18. A train covers 531 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

19. A train covers 205 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

20. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 432 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 6. How much does each friend pay in all?

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