Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1300 at 8% per year for 1 years.

2. A student scored 90, 73, 56, 41 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

3. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 490 and sells it for Rs. 580. What is the profit?

4. A student scored 91, 47, 85, 49, 49, 63 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

5. In a class of 265 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

6. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 670 and sells it for Rs. 770. What is the profit?

7. 5 friends share a bill of Rs. 480 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 12. How much does each friend pay in all?

8. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 260 and sells it for Rs. 400. What is the profit?

9. A tank is 19 m long, 7 m wide and 8 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

10. 5 friends share a bill of Rs. 120 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 3. How much does each friend pay in all?

11. In a class of 115 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

12. A tank is 8 m long, 9 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

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

14. A student scored 81, 83, 61, 48, 82, 47 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

15. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 590 and sells it for Rs. 670. What is the profit?

16. In a class of 385 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

17. 12 shirts cost Rs. 1020 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

18. In a class of 105 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

19. A tank is 6 m long, 15 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

20. 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?

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