Word problems

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

1. A train covers 273 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

2. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2800 at 10% per year for 5 years.

3. 6 shirts cost Rs. 840 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

4. A student scored 69, 45, 76, 67, 97, 84 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

5. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 620 and sells it for Rs. 580. What is the loss?

6. A train covers 186 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

7. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 810 and sells it for Rs. 680. What is the loss?

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

9. A student scored 64, 81, 73, 80, 47 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

10. A tank is 9 m long, 6 m wide and 4 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

11. 9 shirts cost Rs. 720 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

12. Rs. 255 is divided between two friends in the ratio 7 : 8. How much does each get?

13. A student scored 67, 61, 96, 60, 43, 93 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

14. A student scored 83, 73, 81, 43 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

15. A student scored 62, 89, 51, 50 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

16. A train covers 584 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

17. Rs. 288 is divided between two friends in the ratio 6 : 6. How much does each get?

18. A student scored 55, 79, 54, 44, 83 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

19. 7 shirts cost Rs. 980 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

20. In a class of 380 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

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