Word problems

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

1. 10 shirts cost Rs. 840 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

2. 6 friends share a bill of Rs. 336 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 7. How much does each friend pay in all?

3. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 810 and sells it for Rs. 890. What is the profit?

4. A train covers 96 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

5. A student scored 47, 55, 70, 80, 73 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

6. In a class of 80 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

7. 11 shirts cost Rs. 360 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

8. 9 shirts cost Rs. 940 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

9. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2100 at 6% per year for 4 years.

10. In a class of 172 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

11. A tank is 6 m long, 14 m wide and 5 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

12. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1500 at 2% per year for 2 years.

13. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 216 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 3. How much does each friend pay in all?

14. A student scored 52, 59, 92, 53 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

15. In a class of 225 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

16. 6 friends share a bill of Rs. 384 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 8. How much does each friend pay in all?

17. A train covers 441 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

18. In a class of 24 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

19. A train covers 504 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

20. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 450 and sells it for Rs. 380. What is the loss?

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