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Word problems

Level 3 · Classes 2 to 8 · Sheet 4003752

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

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

  2. A train covers 185 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  3. A train covers 462 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  4. A tank is 14 m long, 10 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  5. A tank is 19 m long, 4 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  6. 3 shirts cost Rs. 320 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  7. In a class of 100 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

  8. A train covers 594 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  9. In a class of 184 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

  10. A student scored 57, 85, 68, 65, 45 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

  11. Rs. 600 is divided between two friends in the ratio 7 : 5. How much does each get?

  12. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 730 and sells it for Rs. 660. What is the loss?

  13. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1700 at 8% per year for 1 years.

  14. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 288 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 4. How much does each friend pay in all?

  15. A tank is 8 m long, 11 m wide and 4 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  16. In a class of 80 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

  17. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1100 at 10% per year for 1 years.

  18. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 770 and sells it for Rs. 840. What is the profit?

  19. 6 friends share a bill of Rs. 96 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 2. How much does each friend pay in all?

  20. 11 shirts cost Rs. 680 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

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