Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1000 at 4% per year for 5 years.

2. A student scored 88, 74, 55, 55 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

3. 9 shirts cost Rs. 420 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

4. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 360 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 5. How much does each friend pay in all?

5. A train covers 406 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

6. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 380 and sells it for Rs. 430. What is the profit?

7. Find the simple interest on Rs. 700 at 4% per year for 1 years.

8. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 650 and sells it for Rs. 780. What is the profit?

9. In a class of 24 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

10. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 780 and sells it for Rs. 710. What is the loss?

11. A train covers 395 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

12. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2500 at 6% per year for 5 years.

13. A student scored 48, 80, 52, 52 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

14. 5 friends share a bill of Rs. 240 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 6. How much does each friend pay in all?

15. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2300 at 4% per year for 2 years.

16. 6 shirts cost Rs. 1120 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

17. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 400 and sells it for Rs. 360. What is the loss?

18. A tank is 10 m long, 7 m wide and 7 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

19. In a class of 100 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

20. A student scored 44, 72, 71, 69, 78, 56 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

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