Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 400 at 4% per year for 3 years.

2. A student scored 54, 48, 55, 77, 83, 49 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

3. A tank is 19 m long, 11 m wide and 9 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

4. A train covers 125 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

5. 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?

6. A student scored 43, 59, 51, 46, 66 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

7. 5 shirts cost Rs. 520 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

8. A train covers 162 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

9. A student scored 99, 70, 45, 79, 72 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

10. Rs. 512 is divided between two friends in the ratio 9 : 7. How much does each get?

11. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 420 and sells it for Rs. 390. What is the loss?

12. A student scored 76, 75, 52, 77 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

13. A train covers 594 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

14. 11 shirts cost Rs. 380 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

15. A student scored 91, 85, 96, 64, 89 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

16. A student scored 62, 83, 42, 78, 40 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

17. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 320 and sells it for Rs. 340. What is the profit?

18. 7 shirts cost Rs. 500 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

19. A student scored 85, 70, 67, 99, 95, 76 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

20. In a class of 352 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

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