Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1500 at 8% per year for 1 years.

2. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 760 and sells it for Rs. 640. What is the loss?

3. A student scored 85, 97, 97, 65, 61, 63 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

4. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2600 at 5% per year for 4 years.

5. Find the simple interest on Rs. 400 at 4% per year for 1 years.

6. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 370 and sells it for Rs. 430. What is the profit?

7. Rs. 280 is divided between two friends in the ratio 5 : 2. How much does each get?

8. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1300 at 2% per year for 2 years.

9. A student scored 88, 62, 85, 88, 90, 61 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

10. A train covers 318 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

11. Rs. 429 is divided between two friends in the ratio 6 : 7. How much does each get?

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

13. A student scored 97, 50, 63, 56, 69 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

14. A student scored 97, 78, 71, 62 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

15. In a class of 12 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

16. A student scored 91, 40, 92, 43, 99 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

17. A tank is 8 m long, 4 m wide and 5 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

18. A student scored 67, 87, 55, 83 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

19. A student scored 86, 77, 57, 99, 51 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

20. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1500 at 5% per year for 1 years.

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