Word problems

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

1. In a class of 232 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

2. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1600 at 2% per year for 2 years.

3. 11 shirts cost Rs. 780 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

4. A tank is 12 m long, 5 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

5. In a class of 220 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

6. 6 friends share a bill of Rs. 528 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 11. How much does each friend pay in all?

7. Find the simple interest on Rs. 700 at 8% per year for 3 years.

8. A train covers 207 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

9. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 144 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 2. How much does each friend pay in all?

10. 10 shirts cost Rs. 240 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

11. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 550 and sells it for Rs. 590. What is the profit?

12. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 360 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 5. How much does each friend pay in all?

13. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1400 at 5% per year for 5 years.

14. A train covers 288 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

15. In a class of 35 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

16. In a class of 270 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

17. In a class of 160 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

18. A train covers 147 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

19. In a class of 370 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

20. 9 shirts cost Rs. 580 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

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