Word problems

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

1. In a class of 120 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

2. A train covers 124 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

3. A train covers 536 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

4. A student scored 74, 55, 40, 75 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

5. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2800 at 4% per year for 3 years.

6. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 870 and sells it for Rs. 940. What is the profit?

7. A student scored 86, 67, 80, 87 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

8. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1700 at 4% per year for 5 years.

9. 6 shirts cost Rs. 580 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

10. A tank is 11 m long, 4 m wide and 8 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

11. In a class of 45 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

12. Rs. 255 is divided between two friends in the ratio 8 : 7. How much does each get?

13. 6 shirts cost Rs. 360 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

14. 5 friends share a bill of Rs. 80 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 2. How much does each friend pay in all?

15. 6 shirts cost Rs. 700 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

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

17. 10 shirts cost Rs. 740 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

18. A train covers 258 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

19. A student scored 93, 98, 45, 44 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

20. A student scored 53, 46, 40, 53, 98 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

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