Word problems

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

1. In a class of 5 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

2. 12 shirts cost Rs. 420 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

3. In a class of 12 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

4. A student scored 75, 93, 79, 64, 64 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

5. In a class of 170 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

6. A tank is 13 m long, 14 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

7. A train covers 576 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

8. A train covers 330 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

9. 4 shirts cost Rs. 800 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

10. A student scored 55, 81, 82, 55, 97 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

11. 10 shirts cost Rs. 200 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

12. A student scored 75, 91, 66, 70, 55, 45 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

13. A train covers 105 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

14. 3 shirts cost Rs. 980 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

15. A student scored 98, 55, 58, 61, 53 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

16. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 310 and sells it for Rs. 390. What is the profit?

17. A train covers 306 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

18. A tank is 9 m long, 8 m wide and 10 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

19. Rs. 91 is divided between two friends in the ratio 5 : 2. How much does each get?

20. A train covers 216 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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