Word problems

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

1. A train covers 280 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

2. In a class of 380 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

3. A student scored 91, 91, 86, 76 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

4. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 864 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 12. How much does each friend pay in all?

5. 3 shirts cost Rs. 860 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

6. 6 shirts cost Rs. 740 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

7. A student scored 85, 91, 85, 83 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

8. A student scored 48, 52, 89, 75, 70, 56 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

9. In a class of 45 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

10. Rs. 208 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 6. How much does each get?

11. A train covers 195 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

12. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1500 at 8% per year for 3 years.

13. A student scored 89, 88, 69, 61, 73 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

14. A tank is 6 m long, 4 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

15. In a class of 124 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

16. A student scored 76, 79, 59, 67, 57, 64 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

17. 11 shirts cost Rs. 600 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

18. A tank is 14 m long, 10 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

19. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2800 at 2% per year for 2 years.

20. A train covers 464 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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