Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2900 at 8% per year for 5 years.

2. A train covers 160 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

3. In a class of 100 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

4. A student scored 75, 96, 68, 66, 59, 80 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

5. 3 shirts cost Rs. 560 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

6. A tank is 20 m long, 7 m wide and 5 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

7. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 590 and sells it for Rs. 530. What is the loss?

8. A student scored 47, 69, 52, 88 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

9. A student scored 43, 99, 42, 58, 58, 48 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

10. 10 shirts cost Rs. 600 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

11. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 550 and sells it for Rs. 670. What is the profit?

12. A train covers 81 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

13. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 730 and sells it for Rs. 600. What is the loss?

14. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 520 and sells it for Rs. 540. What is the profit?

15. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 900 and sells it for Rs. 770. What is the loss?

16. 7 shirts cost Rs. 1000 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

17. 8 friends share a bill of Rs. 512 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 8. How much does each friend pay in all?

18. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 880 and sells it for Rs. 990. What is the profit?

19. 3 shirts cost Rs. 380 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

20. A train covers 330 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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