Word problems

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

1. 4 shirts cost Rs. 600 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

2. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1100 at 2% per year for 1 years.

3. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2500 at 6% per year for 5 years.

4. A student scored 86, 56, 76, 50 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

5. 5 friends share a bill of Rs. 360 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 9. How much does each friend pay in all?

6. In a class of 400 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

7. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 860 and sells it for Rs. 900. What is the profit?

8. In a class of 212 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

9. In a class of 196 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

10. In a class of 190 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

11. 11 shirts cost Rs. 260 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

12. A student scored 59, 71, 47, 64, 97, 58 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

13. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 440 and sells it for Rs. 580. What is the profit?

14. A student scored 56, 41, 98, 47, 43 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

15. Find the simple interest on Rs. 100 at 10% per year for 3 years.

16. A train covers 200 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

17. 8 shirts cost Rs. 300 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

18. A student scored 91, 53, 95, 78, 42, 67 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

19. Rs. 147 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 5. How much does each get?

20. A tank is 9 m long, 5 m wide and 5 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

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