Word problems
Read each problem carefully and write the answer with its unit.
A train covers 160 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
A train covers 355 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 2600 at 6% per year for 3 years.
A tank is 15 m long, 13 m wide and 5 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
A student scored 72, 44, 65, 71 in 4 tests. What is the average score?
In a class of 390 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?
3 shirts cost Rs. 1120 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?
9 shirts cost Rs. 300 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?
7 friends share a bill of Rs. 616 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 11. How much does each friend pay in all?
A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 400 and sells it for Rs. 380. What is the loss?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 1200 at 2% per year for 5 years.
A student scored 76, 64, 61, 71, 93 in 5 tests. What is the average score?
In a class of 172 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?
A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 580 and sells it for Rs. 540. What is the loss?
A tank is 8 m long, 12 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
A tank is 8 m long, 11 m wide and 4 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 470 and sells it for Rs. 500. What is the profit?
Rs. 480 is divided between two friends in the ratio 7 : 5. How much does each get?
A student scored 62, 67, 82, 94, 47, 56 in 6 tests. What is the average score?
Rs. 341 is divided between two friends in the ratio 5 : 6. How much does each get?
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