Word problems
Read each problem carefully and write the answer with its unit.
In a class of 345 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 2400 at 2% per year for 5 years.
A train covers 312 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 730 and sells it for Rs. 860. What is the profit?
Rs. 540 is divided between two friends in the ratio 9 : 6. How much does each get?
A tank is 19 m long, 14 m wide and 8 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
In a class of 184 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?
6 shirts cost Rs. 900 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?
9 shirts cost Rs. 600 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?
A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 410 and sells it for Rs. 550. What is the profit?
3 friends share a bill of Rs. 240 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 10. How much does each friend pay in all?
Rs. 450 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 7. How much does each get?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 1400 at 8% per year for 1 years.
A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 260 and sells it for Rs. 380. What is the profit?
8 friends share a bill of Rs. 256 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 4. How much does each friend pay in all?
In a class of 360 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?
A train covers 296 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
In a class of 355 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?
3 friends share a bill of Rs. 168 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 7. How much does each friend pay in all?
A train covers 140 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
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