Word problems

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

1. A student scored 84, 95, 56, 98, 42, 63 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

2. Rs. 472 is divided between two friends in the ratio 5 : 3. How much does each get?

3. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 510 and sells it for Rs. 390. What is the loss?

4. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 390 and sells it for Rs. 310. What is the loss?

5. Find the simple interest on Rs. 800 at 8% per year for 3 years.

6. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1000 at 4% per year for 2 years.

7. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 590 and sells it for Rs. 470. What is the loss?

8. A student scored 97, 66, 85, 81, 71, 50 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

9. A train covers 350 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

10. 12 shirts cost Rs. 1060 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

11. A tank is 17 m long, 12 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

12. A student scored 72, 93, 99, 88 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

13. 6 friends share a bill of Rs. 384 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 8. How much does each friend pay in all?

14. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 870 and sells it for Rs. 1010. What is the profit?

15. A train covers 594 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

16. A student scored 93, 57, 55, 55 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

17. A student scored 82, 62, 66, 46, 54 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

18. A student scored 94, 74, 87, 99, 71 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

19. A tank is 12 m long, 7 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

20. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 720 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 10. How much does each friend pay in all?

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