Word problems

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

1. In a class of 90 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

2. 9 shirts cost Rs. 960 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

3. A train covers 105 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

4. A tank is 7 m long, 11 m wide and 10 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

5. Find the simple interest on Rs. 300 at 8% per year for 5 years.

6. In a class of 300 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

7. 8 friends share a bill of Rs. 384 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 6. How much does each friend pay in all?

8. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2900 at 5% per year for 3 years.

9. 7 friends share a bill of Rs. 224 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 4. How much does each friend pay in all?

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

11. 3 friends share a bill of Rs. 144 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 6. How much does each friend pay in all?

12. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 360 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 5. How much does each friend pay in all?

13. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1200 at 8% per year for 3 years.

14. Find the simple interest on Rs. 500 at 8% per year for 1 years.

15. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2000 at 5% per year for 1 years.

16. A tank is 6 m long, 4 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

17. 5 shirts cost Rs. 280 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

18. In a class of 145 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

19. A train covers 616 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

20. Find the simple interest on Rs. 100 at 2% per year for 3 years.

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