Word problems

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

1. In a class of 200 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

2. 6 shirts cost Rs. 540 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

3. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 630 and sells it for Rs. 600. What is the loss?

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

5. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 530 and sells it for Rs. 430. What is the loss?

6. A train covers 252 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

7. Find the simple interest on Rs. 900 at 10% per year for 2 years.

8. A train covers 150 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

9. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 780 and sells it for Rs. 810. What is the profit?

10. Rs. 133 is divided between two friends in the ratio 3 : 4. How much does each get?

11. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 940 and sells it for Rs. 880. What is the loss?

12. 11 shirts cost Rs. 740 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

13. In a class of 50 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

14. A tank is 17 m long, 14 m wide and 5 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

15. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 950 and sells it for Rs. 810. What is the loss?

16. In a class of 376 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

17. 10 shirts cost Rs. 660 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

18. A tank is 14 m long, 14 m wide and 7 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

19. A train covers 330 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

20. A train covers 390 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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