Word problems

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

1. A student scored 72, 68, 55, 44, 87, 70 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

2. Find the simple interest on Rs. 700 at 5% per year for 1 years.

3. 11 shirts cost Rs. 220 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

4. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 740 and sells it for Rs. 880. What is the profit?

5. A student scored 88, 94, 98, 49, 86 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

6. A student scored 93, 44, 55, 84, 68, 52 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

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

8. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 470 and sells it for Rs. 550. What is the profit?

9. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1400 at 4% per year for 1 years.

10. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1000 at 5% per year for 3 years.

11. 3 friends share a bill of Rs. 96 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 4. How much does each friend pay in all?

12. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 590 and sells it for Rs. 550. What is the loss?

13. In a class of 55 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

14. 5 shirts cost Rs. 980 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

15. A train covers 684 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

16. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2100 at 4% per year for 1 years.

17. A train covers 387 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

18. A tank is 6 m long, 9 m wide and 7 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

19. In a class of 132 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

20. In a class of 380 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

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