Word problems

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

1. In a class of 380 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

2. A train covers 450 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

3. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1700 at 10% per year for 5 years.

4. A tank is 7 m long, 8 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

5. 5 friends share a bill of Rs. 200 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 5. How much does each friend pay in all?

6. In a class of 120 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

7. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 750 and sells it for Rs. 800. What is the profit?

8. 10 shirts cost Rs. 620 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

9. 7 shirts cost Rs. 640 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

10. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1900 at 10% per year for 4 years.

11. A student scored 99, 70, 65, 45, 52, 41 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

12. A tank is 12 m long, 7 m wide and 8 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

13. A train covers 522 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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 train covers 160 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

16. A tank is 6 m long, 15 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

17. 5 shirts cost Rs. 1160 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

18. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1400 at 6% per year for 5 years.

19. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2100 at 10% per year for 5 years.

20. In a class of 128 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

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