Word problems

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

1. A train covers 82 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

2. In a class of 128 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

3. A student scored 97, 94, 92, 82, 55, 66 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

4. A student scored 96, 91, 86, 75 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

5. A student scored 42, 71, 73, 83, 47, 86 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

6. In a class of 185 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

7. In a class of 330 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

8. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 650 and sells it for Rs. 720. What is the profit?

9. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 670 and sells it for Rs. 780. What is the profit?

10. A student scored 72, 94, 62, 40 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

11. A tank is 14 m long, 9 m wide and 5 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

12. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 576 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 8. How much does each friend pay in all?

13. A tank is 7 m long, 5 m wide and 9 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

14. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 680 and sells it for Rs. 810. What is the profit?

15. In a class of 296 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

16. In a class of 356 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

17. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 740 and sells it for Rs. 700. What is the loss?

18. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2600 at 4% per year for 3 years.

19. In a class of 45 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

20. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1700 at 4% per year for 3 years.

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