Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2000 at 6% per year for 4 years.

2. A tank is 13 m long, 13 m wide and 4 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

3. A tank is 18 m long, 7 m wide and 8 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

4. In a class of 168 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

5. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 850 and sells it for Rs. 760. What is the loss?

6. 7 shirts cost Rs. 780 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

7. A student scored 50, 55, 51, 66, 64, 56 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

8. A student scored 89, 46, 60, 45, 72, 72 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

9. A tank is 6 m long, 14 m wide and 8 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

10. 4 shirts cost Rs. 740 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

11. A student scored 61, 75, 97, 97, 99, 99 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

12. 8 shirts cost Rs. 1020 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

13. In a class of 376 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

14. In a class of 4 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

15. A train covers 408 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

16. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2600 at 5% per year for 3 years.

17. In a class of 300 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

18. A student scored 80, 53, 43, 46, 97, 53 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

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

20. A train covers 240 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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