Word problems

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

1. A student scored 63, 54, 75, 59, 49, 54 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

2. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1100 at 5% per year for 1 years.

3. A train covers 78 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

4. A student scored 75, 82, 76, 91 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

5. A train covers 240 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

6. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1600 at 2% per year for 1 years.

7. A student scored 95, 69, 53, 53, 47, 73 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

8. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 504 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 7. How much does each friend pay in all?

9. In a class of 75 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

10. Rs. 252 is divided between two friends in the ratio 6 : 8. How much does each get?

11. A tank is 16 m long, 7 m wide and 5 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

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

13. 11 shirts cost Rs. 480 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

14. In a class of 212 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

15. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 690 and sells it for Rs. 720. What is the profit?

16. Find the simple interest on Rs. 900 at 4% per year for 4 years.

17. In a class of 100 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

18. 6 friends share a bill of Rs. 192 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 4. How much does each friend pay in all?

19. 9 shirts cost Rs. 960 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

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

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