Word problems

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

1. A student scored 74, 82, 57, 55 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

2. 10 shirts cost Rs. 260 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

3. A train covers 640 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

4. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 540 and sells it for Rs. 630. What is the profit?

5. 8 shirts cost Rs. 620 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

6. Find the simple interest on Rs. 900 at 2% per year for 5 years.

7. 9 shirts cost Rs. 780 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

8. In a class of 335 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

9. A train covers 408 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

10. Find the simple interest on Rs. 400 at 4% per year for 1 years.

11. Rs. 105 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 5. How much does each get?

12. A train covers 70 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

13. A student scored 45, 92, 76, 79 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

14. A tank is 16 m long, 12 m wide and 7 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

15. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1100 at 6% per year for 4 years.

16. A tank is 18 m long, 12 m wide and 8 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

17. 6 shirts cost Rs. 880 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

18. In a class of 30 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

19. In a class of 20 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

20. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 890 and sells it for Rs. 840. What is the loss?

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