Word problems

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

1. A train covers 292 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

2. A student scored 43, 66, 40, 81, 91, 63 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

3. A train covers 228 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

4. A tank is 16 m long, 11 m wide and 4 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

5. A train covers 224 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

6. 9 shirts cost Rs. 320 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

7. 5 shirts cost Rs. 240 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

8. In a class of 335 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

9. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 450 and sells it for Rs. 310. What is the loss?

10. A student scored 92, 42, 57, 41 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

11. A tank is 18 m long, 13 m wide and 10 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

12. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 280 and sells it for Rs. 430. What is the profit?

13. In a class of 364 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

14. 12 shirts cost Rs. 320 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

15. A student scored 73, 71, 92, 53, 71 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

16. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 360 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 5. How much does each friend pay in all?

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

18. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 220 and sells it for Rs. 320. What is the profit?

19. In a class of 325 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

20. A tank is 20 m long, 10 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

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