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Word problems

Level 3 · Classes 2 to 8 · Sheet 534023

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

  1. A train covers 279 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  2. A student scored 76, 80, 86, 91, 42 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

  3. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1200 at 4% per year for 1 years.

  4. A student scored 59, 44, 64, 62, 66 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

  5. A tank is 13 m long, 15 m wide and 9 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

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

  7. 7 shirts cost Rs. 680 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  8. 3 friends share a bill of Rs. 192 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 8. How much does each friend pay in all?

  9. Rs. 354 is divided between two friends in the ratio 3 : 3. How much does each get?

  10. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 550 and sells it for Rs. 500. What is the loss?

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

  12. Rs. 418 is divided between two friends in the ratio 8 : 3. How much does each get?

  13. 5 shirts cost Rs. 900 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  14. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 310 and sells it for Rs. 240. What is the loss?

  15. 12 shirts cost Rs. 640 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  16. In a class of 380 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

  17. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 504 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 7. How much does each friend pay in all?

  18. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1400 at 6% per year for 3 years.

  19. A tank is 17 m long, 15 m wide and 4 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  20. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 870 and sells it for Rs. 720. What is the loss?

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