Word problems

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

1. 9 shirts cost Rs. 620 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

2. A student scored 74, 94, 51, 53 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

3. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 720 and sells it for Rs. 760. What is the profit?

4. 8 shirts cost Rs. 620 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

5. A student scored 99, 71, 74, 93, 53 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

6. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 860 and sells it for Rs. 800. What is the loss?

7. A train covers 195 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

8. A train covers 272 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

9. In a class of 85 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

10. A student scored 86, 75, 84, 77, 73 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

11. In a class of 175 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

12. 6 shirts cost Rs. 860 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

13. A student scored 89, 59, 80, 90, 95, 61 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

14. A student scored 74, 42, 84, 61, 79 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

15. A train covers 116 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

16. A train covers 54 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

17. Rs. 870 is divided between two friends in the ratio 7 : 8. How much does each get?

18. In a class of 90 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

19. A tank is 20 m long, 7 m wide and 7 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

20. In a class of 236 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

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