Word problems

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

1. A train covers 140 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

2. A tank is 14 m long, 6 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

3. A student scored 48, 78, 56, 86 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

4. Find the simple interest on Rs. 600 at 8% per year for 3 years.

5. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 320 and sells it for Rs. 220. What is the loss?

6. A train covers 405 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

7. In a class of 76 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

8. A student scored 65, 49, 77, 68, 71, 42 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

9. A train covers 528 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

10. A tank is 16 m long, 7 m wide and 4 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

11. Rs. 290 is divided between two friends in the ratio 4 : 6. How much does each get?

12. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 430 and sells it for Rs. 460. What is the profit?

13. A student scored 79, 66, 91, 74, 65 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

14. A train covers 540 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

15. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 870 and sells it for Rs. 980. What is the profit?

16. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 730 and sells it for Rs. 830. What is the profit?

17. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 840 and sells it for Rs. 910. What is the profit?

18. A train covers 264 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

19. A train covers 720 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

20. A train covers 126 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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