Word problems

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

1. A train covers 390 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

2. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1500 at 6% per year for 1 years.

3. A student scored 99, 92, 44, 93 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

4. 8 shirts cost Rs. 1160 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

5. 5 shirts cost Rs. 280 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

6. A train covers 342 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

7. A student scored 50, 77, 50, 96, 67 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

8. A train covers 150 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

9. A student scored 80, 92, 58, 90 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

10. 3 friends share a bill of Rs. 216 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 9. How much does each friend pay in all?

11. A tank is 6 m long, 11 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

12. In a class of 64 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

13. A student scored 91, 46, 79, 96, 75, 63 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

14. Rs. 91 is divided between two friends in the ratio 4 : 9. How much does each get?

15. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 800 and sells it for Rs. 840. What is the profit?

16. A train covers 300 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

17. A tank is 6 m long, 10 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

18. In a class of 50 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

19. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 990 and sells it for Rs. 890. What is the loss?

20. A student scored 84, 83, 88, 72, 98 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

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