Word problems

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

1. A student scored 70, 59, 90, 98, 56, 83 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

2. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 850 and sells it for Rs. 780. What is the loss?

3. In a class of 90 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

4. Find the simple interest on Rs. 3000 at 2% per year for 3 years.

5. 6 shirts cost Rs. 720 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

6. 4 shirts cost Rs. 1120 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

7. 3 friends share a bill of Rs. 240 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 10. How much does each friend pay in all?

8. A student scored 41, 97, 46, 51, 65 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

9. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1500 at 10% per year for 1 years.

10. In a class of 230 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

11. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 600 and sells it for Rs. 560. What is the loss?

12. A student scored 85, 49, 48, 86, 56, 96 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

13. 8 friends share a bill of Rs. 448 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 7. How much does each friend pay in all?

14. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1000 at 6% per year for 1 years.

15. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2800 at 2% per year for 1 years.

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

17. In a class of 375 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

18. Rs. 250 is divided between two friends in the ratio 6 : 4. How much does each get?

19. 8 friends share a bill of Rs. 640 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 10. How much does each friend pay in all?

20. A train covers 350 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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