Word problems
Read each problem carefully and write the answer with its unit.
9 shirts cost Rs. 280 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?
A train covers 384 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
A tank is 16 m long, 4 m wide and 9 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
10 shirts cost Rs. 480 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 400 at 4% per year for 1 years.
A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 840 and sells it for Rs. 730. What is the loss?
9 friends share a bill of Rs. 864 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 12. How much does each friend pay in all?
Rs. 248 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 6. How much does each get?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 2900 at 8% per year for 5 years.
A tank is 13 m long, 12 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 700 at 5% per year for 5 years.
A train covers 392 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
Rs. 341 is divided between two friends in the ratio 4 : 7. How much does each get?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 1500 at 6% per year for 3 years.
A train covers 450 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 2600 at 2% per year for 1 years.
In a class of 305 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?
Rs. 720 is divided between two friends in the ratio 7 : 5. How much does each get?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 1100 at 10% per year for 2 years.
Find the simple interest on Rs. 100 at 2% per year for 3 years.
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