Word problems

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

1. A train covers 294 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

2. Find the simple interest on Rs. 400 at 2% per year for 2 years.

3. A train covers 440 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

4. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2100 at 2% per year for 3 years.

5. A train covers 104 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

6. A train covers 156 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

7. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 320 and sells it for Rs. 290. What is the loss?

8. A train covers 350 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

9. In a class of 140 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

10. 11 shirts cost Rs. 700 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

11. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 320 and sells it for Rs. 400. What is the profit?

12. A tank is 16 m long, 11 m wide and 10 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

13. In a class of 100 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

14. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 830 and sells it for Rs. 700. What is the loss?

15. A tank is 10 m long, 4 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

16. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1000 at 5% per year for 1 years.

17. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 670 and sells it for Rs. 780. What is the profit?

18. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 580 and sells it for Rs. 550. What is the loss?

19. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 270 and sells it for Rs. 360. What is the profit?

20. A tank is 7 m long, 10 m wide and 12 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

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