Word problems

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

1. 9 shirts cost Rs. 360 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

2. A train covers 235 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

3. A student scored 96, 96, 55, 79, 44 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

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

5. A student scored 95, 44, 47, 94, 70 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

6. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2600 at 2% per year for 5 years.

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

8. In a class of 140 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

9. In a class of 345 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

10. In a class of 200 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

11. A train covers 456 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

12. 8 friends share a bill of Rs. 512 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 8. How much does each friend pay in all?

13. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 320 and sells it for Rs. 290. What is the loss?

14. Rs. 297 is divided between two friends in the ratio 3 : 8. How much does each get?

15. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 530 and sells it for Rs. 610. What is the profit?

16. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2100 at 4% per year for 3 years.

17. In a class of 308 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

18. In a class of 180 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

19. A student scored 74, 50, 80, 47, 69, 40 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

20. A train covers 146 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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