Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 400 at 2% per year for 5 years.

2. A student scored 40, 97, 84, 83 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

3. A student scored 97, 71, 73, 63, 69, 41 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

4. A train covers 102 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

5. In a class of 328 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

6. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 700 and sells it for Rs. 720. What is the profit?

7. A tank is 13 m long, 10 m wide and 8 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

8. A student scored 89, 79, 88, 78, 45, 77 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

9. In a class of 336 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

10. A tank is 19 m long, 5 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

11. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 620 and sells it for Rs. 590. What is the loss?

12. A tank is 5 m long, 15 m wide and 4 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

13. A student scored 86, 89, 86, 51 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

14. 5 friends share a bill of Rs. 320 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 8. How much does each friend pay in all?

15. 5 friends share a bill of Rs. 480 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 12. How much does each friend pay in all?

16. A tank is 8 m long, 5 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

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

18. In a class of 28 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

19. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 410 and sells it for Rs. 270. What is the loss?

20. In a class of 96 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

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