Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 900 at 5% per year for 5 years.

2. A student scored 71, 58, 95, 67, 94 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

3. In a class of 8 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

4. 12 shirts cost Rs. 1040 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

5. In a class of 244 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

6. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 470 and sells it for Rs. 390. What is the loss?

7. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2700 at 10% per year for 2 years.

8. Find the simple interest on Rs. 3000 at 2% per year for 4 years.

9. A train covers 120 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

10. A train covers 66 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

11. A train covers 392 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

12. Find the simple interest on Rs. 800 at 5% per year for 1 years.

13. A tank is 20 m long, 6 m wide and 10 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

14. 3 shirts cost Rs. 320 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

15. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1400 at 8% per year for 4 years.

16. 7 shirts cost Rs. 1200 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

17. 5 friends share a bill of Rs. 80 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 2. How much does each friend pay in all?

18. In a class of 140 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

19. A tank is 18 m long, 6 m wide and 9 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

20. Find the simple interest on Rs. 900 at 6% per year for 4 years.

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