Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1700 at 8% per year for 2 years.

2. A student scored 95, 74, 69, 85, 77 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

3. A tank is 12 m long, 10 m wide and 12 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

4. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 920 and sells it for Rs. 790. What is the loss?

5. 8 friends share a bill of Rs. 576 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 9. How much does each friend pay in all?

6. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 970 and sells it for Rs. 900. What is the loss?

7. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1900 at 6% per year for 2 years.

8. A train covers 144 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

9. 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?

10. In a class of 390 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

11. A train covers 329 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

12. In a class of 252 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

13. A student scored 67, 69, 57, 51 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

14. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 860 and sells it for Rs. 710. What is the loss?

15. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1000 at 6% per year for 5 years.

16. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 430 and sells it for Rs. 390. What is the loss?

17. A train covers 159 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

18. In a class of 65 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

19. 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?

20. A student scored 82, 55, 75, 84 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

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