Word problems

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

1. In a class of 230 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

2. A train covers 135 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

3. Rs. 138 is divided between two friends in the ratio 3 : 3. How much does each get?

4. 7 friends share a bill of Rs. 616 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 11. How much does each friend pay in all?

5. A student scored 73, 86, 88, 86, 62, 61 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

6. 4 friends share a bill of Rs. 288 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 9. How much does each friend pay in all?

7. Rs. 78 is divided between two friends in the ratio 8 : 5. How much does each get?

8. A train covers 144 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

9. A student scored 53, 53, 89, 53 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

10. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 810 and sells it for Rs. 960. What is the profit?

11. A student scored 88, 74, 70, 44 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

12. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 750 and sells it for Rs. 610. What is the loss?

13. A student scored 58, 80, 85, 57 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

14. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1800 at 6% per year for 2 years.

15. 6 shirts cost Rs. 460 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

16. A student scored 97, 43, 80, 56 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

17. A tank is 15 m long, 9 m wide and 5 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

18. Rs. 170 is divided between two friends in the ratio 8 : 9. How much does each get?

19. In a class of 120 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

20. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 510 and sells it for Rs. 400. What is the loss?

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