Word problems

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

1. A student scored 50, 52, 87, 99, 92 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

2. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 240 and sells it for Rs. 330. What is the profit?

3. A student scored 99, 79, 83, 79, 70, 94 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

4. A tank is 18 m long, 15 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

5. A train covers 264 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

6. In a class of 200 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

7. A student scored 40, 43, 62, 92, 50, 55 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

8. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 620 and sells it for Rs. 760. What is the profit?

9. A student scored 97, 87, 66, 99, 42, 77 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

10. 3 shirts cost Rs. 380 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

11. In a class of 150 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

12. A tank is 7 m long, 4 m wide and 10 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

13. A tank is 8 m long, 11 m wide and 5 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

14. A student scored 83, 91, 89, 73 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

15. A train covers 266 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

16. 6 friends share a bill of Rs. 288 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 6. How much does each friend pay in all?

17. 4 friends share a bill of Rs. 160 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 5. How much does each friend pay in all?

18. In a class of 350 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

19. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 576 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 8. How much does each friend pay in all?

20. Rs. 450 is divided between two friends in the ratio 6 : 3. How much does each get?

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