Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 400 at 10% per year for 5 years.

2. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 360 and sells it for Rs. 230. What is the loss?

3. A tank is 9 m long, 8 m wide and 4 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

4. Rs. 462 is divided between two friends in the ratio 8 : 6. How much does each get?

5. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 630 and sells it for Rs. 690. What is the profit?

6. 12 shirts cost Rs. 1100 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

7. A student scored 98, 44, 46, 84 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

8. A tank is 17 m long, 9 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

9. A student scored 67, 61, 65, 91 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

10. 4 friends share a bill of Rs. 288 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 9. How much does each friend pay in all?

11. A student scored 74, 79, 90, 46, 76 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

12. A tank is 19 m long, 15 m wide and 12 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

13. A student scored 88, 99, 76, 41 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

14. A student scored 74, 44, 75, 41, 70, 44 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

15. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1600 at 5% per year for 1 years.

16. 7 friends share a bill of Rs. 504 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 9. How much does each friend pay in all?

17. A student scored 66, 77, 52, 89 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

18. A train covers 86 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

19. A train covers 456 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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

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