Word problems
Read each problem carefully and write the answer with its unit.
A train covers 400 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 900 at 5% per year for 2 years.
A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 620 and sells it for Rs. 730. What is the profit?
In a class of 170 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 2100 at 5% per year for 2 years.
Rs. 234 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 7. How much does each get?
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?
Rs. 156 is divided between two friends in the ratio 6 : 6. How much does each get?
A train covers 330 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
6 friends share a bill of Rs. 192 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 4. How much does each friend pay in all?
6 shirts cost Rs. 460 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?
A tank is 10 m long, 11 m wide and 12 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
In a class of 95 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?
In a class of 260 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?
A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 890 and sells it for Rs. 960. What is the profit?
A student scored 88, 97, 72, 79, 99 in 5 tests. What is the average score?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 800 at 10% per year for 4 years.
In a class of 280 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?
A tank is 6 m long, 6 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 350 and sells it for Rs. 420. What is the profit?
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