Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1600 at 5% per year for 3 years.

2. 3 friends share a bill of Rs. 144 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 6. How much does each friend pay in all?

3. A tank is 9 m long, 7 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

4. 5 shirts cost Rs. 220 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

5. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1700 at 6% per year for 3 years.

6. In a class of 148 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

7. A train covers 96 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

8. 3 friends share a bill of Rs. 72 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 3. How much does each friend pay in all?

9. In a class of 75 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

10. A tank is 5 m long, 15 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

11. Find the simple interest on Rs. 3000 at 4% per year for 1 years.

12. A student scored 65, 45, 43, 83 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

13. Rs. 570 is divided between two friends in the ratio 9 : 6. How much does each get?

14. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1900 at 4% per year for 4 years.

15. Rs. 300 is divided between two friends in the ratio 3 : 2. How much does each get?

16. 11 shirts cost Rs. 580 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

17. Find the simple interest on Rs. 900 at 2% per year for 1 years.

18. In a class of 305 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

19. In a class of 144 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

20. In a class of 215 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

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