Word problems

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

1. A train covers 261 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

2. A student scored 96, 61, 85, 58 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

3. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1500 at 5% per year for 1 years.

4. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 520 and sells it for Rs. 380. What is the loss?

5. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 850 and sells it for Rs. 800. What is the loss?

6. A train covers 378 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

7. 12 shirts cost Rs. 640 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

8. 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?

9. In a class of 32 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

10. A tank is 7 m long, 6 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

11. 3 friends share a bill of Rs. 288 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 12. How much does each friend pay in all?

12. A student scored 66, 98, 77, 48, 77, 54 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

13. 5 friends share a bill of Rs. 280 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 7. How much does each friend pay in all?

14. A student scored 82, 65, 79, 98, 74, 94 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

15. A student scored 63, 62, 92, 43 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

16. A train covers 495 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

17. A student scored 71, 62, 57, 57, 46, 55 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

18. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 500 and sells it for Rs. 630. What is the profit?

19. 6 friends share a bill of Rs. 384 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 8. How much does each friend pay in all?

20. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 540 and sells it for Rs. 600. What is the profit?

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