Word problems

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

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

2. A student scored 45, 84, 60, 63 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

3. 8 shirts cost Rs. 1060 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

4. Rs. 72 is divided between two friends in the ratio 5 : 3. How much does each get?

5. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 390 and sells it for Rs. 440. What is the profit?

6. A train covers 297 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

7. A student scored 63, 74, 79, 53, 41 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

8. 4 friends share a bill of Rs. 128 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 4. How much does each friend pay in all?

9. A student scored 84, 41, 80, 55 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

10. A tank is 6 m long, 5 m wide and 5 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

11. A train covers 165 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

12. A student scored 72, 43, 79, 54 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

13. A tank is 9 m long, 14 m wide and 10 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

14. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 620 and sells it for Rs. 480. What is the loss?

15. In a class of 100 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

16. Find the simple interest on Rs. 200 at 6% per year for 1 years.

17. A student scored 92, 56, 80, 80 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

18. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 420 and sells it for Rs. 520. What is the profit?

19. 3 friends share a bill of Rs. 288 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 12. How much does each friend pay in all?

20. A train covers 231 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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