Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 3000 at 4% per year for 4 years.

2. In a class of 288 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

3. A train covers 144 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

4. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 830 and sells it for Rs. 690. What is the loss?

5. A tank is 19 m long, 8 m wide and 9 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

6. 5 friends share a bill of Rs. 400 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 10. How much does each friend pay in all?

7. In a class of 355 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

8. 6 shirts cost Rs. 400 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

9. 11 shirts cost Rs. 620 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

10. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2700 at 6% per year for 5 years.

11. In a class of 310 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

12. A student scored 83, 43, 74, 82, 41, 91 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

13. 4 friends share a bill of Rs. 160 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 5. How much does each friend pay in all?

14. A student scored 73, 53, 67, 71 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

15. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1800 at 8% per year for 3 years.

16. 9 shirts cost Rs. 480 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

17. A student scored 91, 69, 57, 79 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

18. A train covers 372 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

19. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 630 and sells it for Rs. 480. What is the loss?

20. In a class of 100 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

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