Word problems

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

1. A student scored 59, 85, 60, 56 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

2. 6 shirts cost Rs. 340 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

3. A train covers 355 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

4. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1500 at 5% per year for 1 years.

5. A student scored 50, 55, 92, 80, 92, 87 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

6. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 660 and sells it for Rs. 570. What is the loss?

7. A tank is 14 m long, 15 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

8. In a class of 40 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

9. 11 shirts cost Rs. 940 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

10. 9 shirts cost Rs. 280 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

11. In a class of 248 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

12. 5 shirts cost Rs. 620 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

13. A train covers 464 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

14. In a class of 284 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

15. In a class of 356 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

16. In a class of 395 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

17. 11 shirts cost Rs. 780 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

18. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 620 and sells it for Rs. 700. What is the profit?

19. A train covers 376 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

20. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 288 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 4. How much does each friend pay in all?

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