Word problems

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

1. 9 shirts cost Rs. 700 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

2. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 450 and sells it for Rs. 530. What is the profit?

3. A tank is 17 m long, 6 m wide and 8 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

4. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 890 and sells it for Rs. 790. What is the loss?

5. 11 shirts cost Rs. 1180 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

6. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2500 at 10% per year for 4 years.

7. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 830 and sells it for Rs. 800. What is the loss?

8. In a class of 212 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

9. 9 shirts cost Rs. 740 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

10. In a class of 335 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

11. In a class of 275 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

12. A tank is 13 m long, 12 m wide and 12 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

13. A train covers 532 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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

15. In a class of 115 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

16. Rs. 84 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 4. How much does each get?

17. A train covers 189 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

18. A train covers 476 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

19. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2800 at 8% per year for 1 years.

20. A tank is 13 m long, 11 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

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