Word problems

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

1. A train covers 438 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

2. A train covers 108 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

3. A student scored 82, 86, 50, 67, 75 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

4. 5 shirts cost Rs. 800 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

5. A tank is 19 m long, 12 m wide and 10 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

6. A student scored 89, 89, 73, 58, 52, 89 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

7. In a class of 40 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

8. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2000 at 4% per year for 5 years.

9. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 270 and sells it for Rs. 250. What is the loss?

10. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 290 and sells it for Rs. 340. What is the profit?

11. 4 shirts cost Rs. 980 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

12. A student scored 98, 93, 56, 41 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

13. A student scored 40, 80, 78, 78, 75, 93 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

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

15. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 280 and sells it for Rs. 240. What is the loss?

16. A train covers 145 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

17. A student scored 68, 75, 57, 59, 76 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

18. In a class of 44 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

19. Rs. 328 is divided between two friends in the ratio 3 : 5. How much does each get?

20. A tank is 8 m long, 6 m wide and 12 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

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