Word problems

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

1. A student scored 52, 70, 44, 50 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

2. A train covers 273 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

3. A train covers 130 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

4. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 720 and sells it for Rs. 670. What is the loss?

5. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 760 and sells it for Rs. 680. What is the loss?

6. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 840 and sells it for Rs. 740. What is the loss?

7. A train covers 156 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

8. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 810 and sells it for Rs. 940. What is the profit?

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

10. 5 friends share a bill of Rs. 280 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 7. How much does each friend pay in all?

11. A tank is 11 m long, 9 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

12. A train covers 440 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

13. 6 shirts cost Rs. 900 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

14. A student scored 48, 67, 78, 67, 67, 87 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

15. Rs. 319 is divided between two friends in the ratio 4 : 7. How much does each get?

16. A student scored 98, 44, 80, 70, 42, 62 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

17. In a class of 384 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

18. A train covers 268 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

19. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 504 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 7. How much does each friend pay in all?

20. In a class of 115 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

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