Word problems
Read each problem carefully and write the answer with its unit.
A train covers 624 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
In a class of 144 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 1000 at 8% per year for 5 years.
A student scored 75, 71, 60, 82, 47, 43 in 6 tests. What is the average score?
Rs. 90 is divided between two friends in the ratio 6 : 3. How much does each get?
A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 950 and sells it for Rs. 800. What is the loss?
A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 460 and sells it for Rs. 370. What is the loss?
In a class of 256 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?
6 shirts cost Rs. 520 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?
A tank is 12 m long, 8 m wide and 8 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
A train covers 96 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
4 friends share a bill of Rs. 384 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 12. How much does each friend pay in all?
A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 610 and sells it for Rs. 470. What is the loss?
A tank is 9 m long, 8 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
3 friends share a bill of Rs. 288 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 12. How much does each friend pay in all?
In a class of 28 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?
A student scored 40, 43, 83, 57, 94, 73 in 6 tests. What is the average score?
A tank is 20 m long, 13 m wide and 12 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
A student scored 78, 61, 81, 88, 52 in 5 tests. What is the average score?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 2000 at 2% per year for 1 years.
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