Word problems

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

1. A train covers 172 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

2. 12 shirts cost Rs. 840 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

3. A student scored 70, 88, 49, 49, 95, 51 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

4. In a class of 85 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

5. In a class of 100 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

6. 11 shirts cost Rs. 780 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

7. 10 shirts cost Rs. 520 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

8. 3 friends share a bill of Rs. 48 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 2. How much does each friend pay in all?

9. 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?

10. A student scored 73, 47, 75, 85 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

11. 12 shirts cost Rs. 560 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

12. Rs. 750 is divided between two friends in the ratio 7 : 8. How much does each get?

13. A train covers 600 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

14. A train covers 232 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

15. A student scored 48, 70, 53, 87, 62 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

16. In a class of 220 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

17. A student scored 77, 40, 56, 67 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

18. A student scored 68, 75, 55, 52, 99, 71 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

19. A tank is 18 m long, 7 m wide and 12 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

20. Rs. 252 is divided between two friends in the ratio 8 : 4. How much does each get?

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