Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2600 at 10% per year for 4 years.

2. A train covers 80 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

3. 8 shirts cost Rs. 240 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

4. 8 shirts cost Rs. 560 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

5. 4 friends share a bill of Rs. 384 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 12. How much does each friend pay in all?

6. A student scored 93, 55, 74, 42 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

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

8. A student scored 90, 50, 90, 92, 98 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

9. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2500 at 4% per year for 3 years.

10. 11 shirts cost Rs. 1140 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

11. A tank is 16 m long, 9 m wide and 10 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

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

13. A train covers 335 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

14. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 630 and sells it for Rs. 610. What is the loss?

15. Rs. 304 is divided between two friends in the ratio 3 : 5. How much does each get?

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

17. A train covers 215 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

18. Rs. 112 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 6. How much does each get?

19. In a class of 292 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

20. Find the simple interest on Rs. 800 at 8% per year for 4 years.

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