Word problems

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

1. A train covers 240 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

2. A student scored 69, 95, 44, 68 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

3. A student scored 57, 71, 43, 88, 72, 71 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

4. A student scored 61, 92, 54, 97 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

5. 12 shirts cost Rs. 340 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

6. A student scored 91, 68, 60, 73 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

7. A train covers 132 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

8. A train covers 416 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

9. A tank is 17 m long, 4 m wide and 7 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

10. In a class of 155 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

11. A tank is 7 m long, 14 m wide and 8 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

12. 4 shirts cost Rs. 960 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

13. A student scored 67, 70, 75, 54, 59 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

14. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 216 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 3. How much does each friend pay in all?

15. 12 shirts cost Rs. 1120 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

16. In a class of 345 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

17. 4 shirts cost Rs. 660 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

18. A train covers 304 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

19. In a class of 50 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

20. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1400 at 6% per year for 2 years.

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