Word problems

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

1. A train covers 244 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

2. 4 friends share a bill of Rs. 224 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 7. How much does each friend pay in all?

3. 9 shirts cost Rs. 720 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

4. A tank is 18 m long, 6 m wide and 7 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

5. 6 shirts cost Rs. 420 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

6. A tank is 7 m long, 6 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

7. A tank is 7 m long, 9 m wide and 5 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

8. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 700 and sells it for Rs. 740. What is the profit?

9. 7 shirts cost Rs. 900 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

10. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 730 and sells it for Rs. 780. What is the profit?

11. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1100 at 2% per year for 1 years.

12. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 530 and sells it for Rs. 660. What is the profit?

13. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1600 at 8% per year for 4 years.

14. A tank is 19 m long, 4 m wide and 10 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

15. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 460 and sells it for Rs. 540. What is the profit?

16. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 670 and sells it for Rs. 770. What is the profit?

17. 11 shirts cost Rs. 380 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

18. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 350 and sells it for Rs. 280. What is the loss?

19. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 270 and sells it for Rs. 380. What is the profit?

20. In a class of 292 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

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