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Word problems

Level 3 · Classes 2 to 8 · Sheet 4740942

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

  1. In a class of 105 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

  2. A train covers 468 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  3. A student scored 43, 41, 87, 45 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

  4. A student scored 81, 95, 75, 68, 67, 64 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

  5. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2000 at 10% per year for 1 years.

  6. A tank is 16 m long, 8 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  7. A train covers 172 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  8. A train covers 40 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  9. Rs. 588 is divided between two friends in the ratio 7 : 5. How much does each get?

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

  11. Rs. 224 is divided between two friends in the ratio 4 : 3. How much does each get?

  12. A student scored 59, 67, 91, 93, 60 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

  13. A tank is 19 m long, 7 m wide and 10 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  14. In a class of 370 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

  15. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 950 and sells it for Rs. 840. What is the loss?

  16. In a class of 185 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

  17. 9 shirts cost Rs. 220 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  18. 8 friends share a bill of Rs. 256 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 4. How much does each friend pay in all?

  19. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 144 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 2. How much does each friend pay in all?

  20. Rs. 174 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 4. How much does each get?

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