Word problems

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

1. A train covers 104 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

2. A student scored 98, 91, 91, 59, 71, 46 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

3. In a class of 188 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

4. A student scored 87, 69, 48, 71, 67, 84 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

5. In a class of 368 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

6. A train covers 140 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

7. 9 shirts cost Rs. 880 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

8. 12 shirts cost Rs. 960 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

9. 3 friends share a bill of Rs. 240 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 10. How much does each friend pay in all?

10. A tank is 10 m long, 8 m wide and 8 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

11. In a class of 255 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

12. A tank is 6 m long, 8 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

13. A tank is 19 m long, 4 m wide and 9 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

14. 12 shirts cost Rs. 600 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

15. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 650 and sells it for Rs. 780. What is the profit?

16. In a class of 255 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

17. 4 shirts cost Rs. 580 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

18. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 700 and sells it for Rs. 640. What is the loss?

19. A student scored 56, 41, 51, 64, 63 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

20. A train covers 182 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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