Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 200 at 2% per year for 3 years.

2. 12 shirts cost Rs. 600 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

3. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 440 and sells it for Rs. 560. What is the profit?

4. A student scored 50, 72, 90, 68 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

5. 5 shirts cost Rs. 280 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

6. A student scored 54, 63, 53, 43, 62 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

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

8. A train covers 342 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

9. Find the simple interest on Rs. 900 at 4% per year for 5 years.

10. 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?

11. A train covers 66 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

12. In a class of 290 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

13. In a class of 295 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

14. A train covers 624 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

15. A tank is 18 m long, 6 m wide and 9 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

16. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2500 at 2% per year for 4 years.

17. A student scored 95, 98, 99, 73, 45 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

18. 6 shirts cost Rs. 560 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

19. 6 friends share a bill of Rs. 576 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 12. How much does each friend pay in all?

20. A train covers 666 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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