Word problems
Read each problem carefully and write the answer with its unit.
A train covers 420 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
A student scored 52, 71, 49, 47, 66 in 5 tests. What is the average score?
In a class of 175 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?
A tank is 20 m long, 5 m wide and 7 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
7 friends share a bill of Rs. 616 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 11. How much does each friend pay in all?
A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 230 and sells it for Rs. 380. What is the profit?
In a class of 144 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?
A train covers 248 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
6 friends share a bill of Rs. 480 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 10. How much does each friend pay in all?
A tank is 19 m long, 11 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
3 shirts cost Rs. 860 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?
9 shirts cost Rs. 1000 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 2000 at 6% per year for 3 years.
In a class of 110 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 1500 at 5% per year for 1 years.
Find the simple interest on Rs. 700 at 6% per year for 5 years.
Rs. 78 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 4. How much does each get?
A tank is 16 m long, 13 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
A student scored 89, 58, 94, 83, 87, 51 in 6 tests. What is the average score?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 500 at 4% per year for 3 years.
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