Word problems

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

1. 12 shirts cost Rs. 760 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

2. A student scored 59, 97, 76, 88 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

3. A tank is 19 m long, 6 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

4. 12 shirts cost Rs. 1160 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

5. In a class of 208 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

6. A train covers 584 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

7. A student scored 56, 56, 62, 74 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

8. A train covers 180 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

9. A student scored 61, 54, 76, 82, 72 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

10. Rs. 690 is divided between two friends in the ratio 7 : 8. How much does each get?

11. 9 shirts cost Rs. 460 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

12. In a class of 225 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

13. A train covers 355 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

14. 4 friends share a bill of Rs. 288 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 9. How much does each friend pay in all?

15. 8 friends share a bill of Rs. 192 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 3. How much does each friend pay in all?

16. A student scored 66, 77, 51, 40, 81 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

17. A train covers 156 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

18. A train covers 432 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

19. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2100 at 2% per year for 3 years.

20. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2400 at 10% per year for 4 years.

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