Word problems

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

1. In a class of 170 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

2. In a class of 245 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

3. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1000 at 6% per year for 4 years.

4. Find the simple interest on Rs. 900 at 5% per year for 3 years.

5. Rs. 240 is divided between two friends in the ratio 6 : 2. How much does each get?

6. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 550 and sells it for Rs. 680. What is the profit?

7. 12 shirts cost Rs. 960 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

8. In a class of 120 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

9. A student scored 51, 82, 81, 51, 44, 45 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

10. A tank is 15 m long, 9 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

11. A student scored 69, 65, 95, 63 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

12. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 970 and sells it for Rs. 840. What is the loss?

13. In a class of 65 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

14. A train covers 50 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

15. A train covers 424 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

16. In a class of 110 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

17. A student scored 51, 86, 87, 48, 58 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

18. In a class of 264 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

19. A tank is 13 m long, 7 m wide and 12 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

20. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2200 at 2% per year for 1 years.

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