Word problems

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

1. A student scored 56, 91, 75, 69, 69, 54 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

2. In a class of 235 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

3. 6 shirts cost Rs. 1140 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

4. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1700 at 5% per year for 3 years.

5. A train covers 128 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

6. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 760 and sells it for Rs. 800. What is the profit?

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 tank is 11 m long, 6 m wide and 12 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

9. A student scored 47, 56, 49, 72, 87, 73 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

10. 3 friends share a bill of Rs. 264 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 11. How much does each friend pay in all?

11. A student scored 40, 86, 97, 88, 74 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

12. 11 shirts cost Rs. 440 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

13. A student scored 77, 58, 81, 64, 80 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

14. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2300 at 10% per year for 1 years.

15. A student scored 87, 64, 51, 41, 99, 72 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

16. In a class of 50 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

17. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2700 at 5% per year for 2 years.

18. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 864 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 12. How much does each friend pay in all?

19. A student scored 43, 83, 82, 60 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

20. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 520 and sells it for Rs. 430. What is the loss?

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