Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2300 at 2% per year for 1 years.

2. A train covers 585 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

3. In a class of 124 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

4. 7 shirts cost Rs. 760 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

5. A train covers 640 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

6. A student scored 82, 67, 98, 47, 89, 91 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

7. 4 shirts cost Rs. 880 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

8. Find the simple interest on Rs. 100 at 10% per year for 3 years.

9. A tank is 17 m long, 15 m wide and 12 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

10. In a class of 180 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

11. In a class of 175 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

12. In a class of 256 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

13. A student scored 88, 91, 53, 70, 84, 58 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

14. In a class of 168 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

15. 5 shirts cost Rs. 780 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

16. In a class of 105 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

17. 12 shirts cost Rs. 940 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

18. Rs. 88 is divided between two friends in the ratio 4 : 7. How much does each get?

19. 7 friends share a bill of Rs. 168 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 3. How much does each friend pay in all?

20. Find the simple interest on Rs. 700 at 4% per year for 2 years.

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