Word problems

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

1. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 600 and sells it for Rs. 620. What is the profit?

2. A train covers 207 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

3. A tank is 14 m long, 8 m wide and 10 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

4. 4 shirts cost Rs. 1160 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

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

6. In a class of 270 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

7. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1300 at 5% per year for 2 years.

8. A tank is 17 m long, 5 m wide and 12 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

9. A student scored 83, 46, 57, 90 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

10. A train covers 135 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

11. A train covers 240 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

12. A train covers 603 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

13. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2500 at 8% per year for 3 years.

14. A tank is 18 m long, 8 m wide and 4 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

15. In a class of 385 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

16. A student scored 46, 98, 58, 49, 94 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

17. 12 shirts cost Rs. 1000 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

18. Rs. 176 is divided between two friends in the ratio 7 : 4. How much does each get?

19. 10 shirts cost Rs. 480 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

20. 4 shirts cost Rs. 1100 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

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