Word problems

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

1. In a class of 70 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

2. A train covers 216 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

3. Find the simple interest on Rs. 900 at 5% per year for 5 years.

4. In a class of 95 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

5. In a class of 8 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

6. 11 shirts cost Rs. 1140 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

7. A student scored 73, 99, 76, 47, 60 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

8. 10 shirts cost Rs. 360 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

9. In a class of 320 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

10. A student scored 72, 59, 49, 90, 71, 91 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

11. Rs. 714 is divided between two friends in the ratio 9 : 8. How much does each get?

12. A student scored 97, 87, 98, 67, 51, 74 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

13. A tank is 6 m long, 4 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

14. 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?

15. 11 shirts cost Rs. 480 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

16. In a class of 365 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

17. A tank is 15 m long, 8 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

18. 9 shirts cost Rs. 260 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

19. A train covers 228 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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

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