Word problems

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

1. A train covers 456 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

2. A student scored 42, 76, 42, 52, 76, 54 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

3. A train covers 292 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

4. A student scored 87, 49, 50, 74, 90 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

5. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 870 and sells it for Rs. 830. What is the loss?

6. 6 shirts cost Rs. 1100 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

7. A student scored 49, 69, 96, 50 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

8. 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?

9. A student scored 56, 52, 67, 93 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

10. 4 friends share a bill of Rs. 192 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 6. How much does each friend pay in all?

11. Find the simple interest on Rs. 100 at 4% per year for 4 years.

12. A train covers 513 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

13. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1600 at 6% per year for 4 years.

14. A train covers 225 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

15. In a class of 285 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

16. A student scored 94, 46, 74, 74 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

17. A tank is 14 m long, 4 m wide and 10 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

18. A train covers 168 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

19. A train covers 135 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

20. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 576 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 8. How much does each friend pay in all?

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