Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2700 at 10% per year for 2 years.

2. A student scored 50, 44, 74, 96 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

3. A student scored 62, 64, 58, 56, 40 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

4. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 680 and sells it for Rs. 700. What is the profit?

5. 7 friends share a bill of Rs. 504 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 9. How much does each friend pay in all?

6. A student scored 67, 40, 90, 47, 51 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

7. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 650 and sells it for Rs. 700. What is the profit?

8. A train covers 560 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

9. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 650 and sells it for Rs. 590. What is the loss?

10. In a class of 15 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

11. 6 friends share a bill of Rs. 432 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 9. How much does each friend pay in all?

12. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 450 and sells it for Rs. 530. What is the profit?

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

14. A train covers 560 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

15. Find the simple interest on Rs. 900 at 2% per year for 3 years.

16. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 340 and sells it for Rs. 370. What is the profit?

17. A student scored 67, 84, 65, 83, 92, 65 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

18. 9 shirts cost Rs. 1140 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

19. Rs. 240 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 4. How much does each get?

20. A student scored 42, 76, 89, 55, 93 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

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