Word problems

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

1. A train covers 200 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

2. A student scored 64, 94, 91, 49, 42 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

3. 12 shirts cost Rs. 620 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

4. A tank is 13 m long, 5 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

5. A tank is 9 m long, 12 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

6. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 580 and sells it for Rs. 450. What is the loss?

7. Rs. 649 is divided between two friends in the ratio 6 : 5. How much does each get?

8. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 720 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 10. How much does each friend pay in all?

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

10. 11 shirts cost Rs. 260 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

11. A train covers 210 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

12. 8 shirts cost Rs. 1100 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

13. A train covers 84 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

14. In a class of 255 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

15. A student scored 63, 72, 91, 77, 52 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

16. In a class of 68 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

17. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 250 and sells it for Rs. 400. What is the profit?

18. A tank is 15 m long, 8 m wide and 10 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

19. A tank is 6 m long, 9 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

20. A tank is 12 m long, 9 m wide and 10 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

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