Word problems

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

1. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 690 and sells it for Rs. 570. What is the loss?

2. In a class of 55 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

3. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1400 at 6% per year for 1 years.

4. A student scored 56, 64, 68, 93, 69 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

5. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1700 at 6% per year for 3 years.

6. Rs. 546 is divided between two friends in the ratio 4 : 9. How much does each get?

7. A train covers 180 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

8. A student scored 74, 63, 63, 44 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

9. A student scored 58, 94, 82, 93, 83 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

10. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1900 at 2% per year for 4 years.

11. 5 shirts cost Rs. 640 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

12. A tank is 13 m long, 6 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

13. A train covers 62 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

14. A student scored 78, 43, 56, 64, 94, 79 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

15. Rs. 264 is divided between two friends in the ratio 4 : 7. How much does each get?

16. A train covers 66 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

17. A tank is 15 m long, 12 m wide and 12 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

18. A train covers 288 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

19. A tank is 17 m long, 14 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

20. A train covers 474 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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