Word problems

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

1. 3 friends share a bill of Rs. 48 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 2. How much does each friend pay in all?

2. A train covers 176 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

3. In a class of 325 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

4. A tank is 19 m long, 6 m wide and 10 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

5. A student scored 49, 69, 99, 81, 97 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

6. A train covers 80 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

7. In a class of 200 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

8. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2500 at 2% per year for 3 years.

9. A train covers 432 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

10. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 680 and sells it for Rs. 550. What is the loss?

11. 8 friends share a bill of Rs. 320 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 5. How much does each friend pay in all?

12. A student scored 62, 58, 50, 59, 86 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

13. A tank is 14 m long, 10 m wide and 7 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

14. A tank is 12 m long, 14 m wide and 5 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

15. Rs. 900 is divided between two friends in the ratio 9 : 9. How much does each get?

16. A train covers 414 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

17. 9 shirts cost Rs. 540 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. 380 and sells it for Rs. 410. What is the profit?

19. In a class of 264 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

20. Find the simple interest on Rs. 900 at 10% per year for 4 years.

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