Word problems

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

1. Rs. 540 is divided between two friends in the ratio 3 : 6. How much does each get?

2. 10 shirts cost Rs. 880 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

3. A tank is 15 m long, 11 m wide and 12 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

4. Find the simple interest on Rs. 100 at 4% per year for 3 years.

5. A train covers 536 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

6. In a class of 10 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

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

8. 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?

9. A train covers 154 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

10. Find the simple interest on Rs. 700 at 8% per year for 4 years.

11. 7 friends share a bill of Rs. 112 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 2. How much does each friend pay in all?

12. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1900 at 6% per year for 1 years.

13. A student scored 95, 56, 58, 91, 50 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

14. 8 friends share a bill of Rs. 128 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 2. How much does each friend pay in all?

15. In a class of 140 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

16. A tank is 5 m long, 13 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

17. A train covers 68 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

18. In a class of 380 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

19. A tank is 20 m long, 5 m wide and 5 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

20. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1600 at 4% per year for 2 years.

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