Word problems

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

1. In a class of 176 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

2. A train covers 60 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

3. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 300 and sells it for Rs. 330. What is the profit?

4. 12 shirts cost Rs. 740 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

5. A train covers 441 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

6. In a class of 348 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

7. A train covers 208 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

8. In a class of 205 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

9. In a class of 120 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

10. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1600 at 6% per year for 3 years.

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

12. A tank is 6 m long, 10 m wide and 7 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

13. In a class of 360 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

14. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 300 and sells it for Rs. 340. What is the profit?

15. A train covers 100 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

16. A tank is 12 m long, 6 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

17. 5 friends share a bill of Rs. 480 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 12. How much does each friend pay in all?

18. 6 friends share a bill of Rs. 144 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 3. How much does each friend pay in all?

19. In a class of 330 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

20. A train covers 553 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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