Word problems

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

1. A train covers 234 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

2. A train covers 63 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

3. A student scored 52, 45, 50, 92, 65, 44 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

4. 9 shirts cost Rs. 800 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

5. A tank is 6 m long, 12 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

6. In a class of 364 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

7. 12 shirts cost Rs. 660 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

8. A train covers 54 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

9. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 570 and sells it for Rs. 540. What is the loss?

10. In a class of 335 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

11. A tank is 14 m long, 11 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

12. 8 friends share a bill of Rs. 256 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 4. How much does each friend pay in all?

13. Rs. 308 is divided between two friends in the ratio 8 : 3. How much does each get?

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

15. 11 shirts cost Rs. 900 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

16. A student scored 59, 95, 74, 41, 88, 51 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

17. In a class of 150 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

18. A train covers 93 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

19. A tank is 5 m long, 10 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

20. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 660 and sells it for Rs. 810. What is the profit?

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