Word problems

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

1. A student scored 62, 73, 42, 53, 65 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

2. A student scored 42, 48, 78, 60 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

3. Find the simple interest on Rs. 500 at 2% per year for 1 years.

4. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 590 and sells it for Rs. 520. What is the loss?

5. A student scored 57, 97, 62, 88 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

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

7. A train covers 495 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

8. A student scored 90, 76, 49, 62, 66, 47 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

9. A train covers 70 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

10. In a class of 200 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

11. A student scored 89, 60, 55, 70, 71 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

12. Find the simple interest on Rs. 200 at 8% per year for 2 years.

13. In a class of 245 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

14. 3 shirts cost Rs. 880 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

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

16. 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?

17. In a class of 20 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

18. 4 friends share a bill of Rs. 320 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 10. How much does each friend pay in all?

19. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2400 at 5% per year for 5 years.

20. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 790 and sells it for Rs. 880. What is the profit?

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