Word problems

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

1. A train covers 192 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

2. 8 shirts cost Rs. 900 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

3. 3 friends share a bill of Rs. 264 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 11. How much does each friend pay in all?

4. In a class of 340 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

5. In a class of 260 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

6. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 216 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 3. How much does each friend pay in all?

7. A train covers 174 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

8. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2900 at 2% per year for 3 years.

9. In a class of 140 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

10. In a class of 245 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

11. A tank is 10 m long, 14 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

12. In a class of 80 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

13. A student scored 57, 65, 58, 80 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

14. Find the simple interest on Rs. 400 at 8% per year for 1 years.

15. 10 shirts cost Rs. 840 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

16. A student scored 72, 96, 97, 51, 75, 83 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

17. In a class of 400 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

18. 4 shirts cost Rs. 680 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

19. A train covers 190 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

20. A student scored 96, 76, 89, 44, 65 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

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