Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2300 at 5% per year for 4 years.

2. A train covers 192 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

3. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 550 and sells it for Rs. 400. What is the loss?

4. Rs. 264 is divided between two friends in the ratio 6 : 5. How much does each get?

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

6. 8 shirts cost Rs. 660 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

7. In a class of 30 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

8. 8 friends share a bill of Rs. 384 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 6. How much does each friend pay in all?

9. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 290 and sells it for Rs. 420. What is the profit?

10. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2000 at 4% per year for 1 years.

11. A train covers 432 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

12. 6 friends share a bill of Rs. 288 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 6. How much does each friend pay in all?

13. In a class of 105 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

14. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 690 and sells it for Rs. 730. What is the profit?

15. A train covers 204 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

16. 11 shirts cost Rs. 220 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

17. Rs. 323 is divided between two friends in the ratio 9 : 8. How much does each get?

18. A train covers 352 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

19. A tank is 5 m long, 11 m wide and 5 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

20. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 650 and sells it for Rs. 510. What is the loss?

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