Word problems

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

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

2. A train covers 243 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

3. A train covers 378 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

4. In a class of 300 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

5. 11 shirts cost Rs. 1000 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

6. A train covers 276 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

7. A student scored 84, 59, 41, 40, 61 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

8. In a class of 256 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

9. 10 shirts cost Rs. 260 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

10. 12 shirts cost Rs. 560 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

11. A tank is 20 m long, 15 m wide and 8 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

12. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1200 at 8% per year for 5 years.

13. In a class of 80 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

14. Rs. 145 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 3. How much does each get?

15. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 570 and sells it for Rs. 420. What is the loss?

16. A train covers 511 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

17. 12 shirts cost Rs. 1060 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

18. 12 shirts cost Rs. 840 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

19. In a class of 184 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

20. A train covers 78 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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