Word problems
Read each problem carefully and write the answer with its unit.
A train covers 168 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
Rs. 88 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 9. How much does each get?
A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 600 and sells it for Rs. 630. What is the profit?
6 shirts cost Rs. 820 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?
A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 400 and sells it for Rs. 440. What is the profit?
4 friends share a bill of Rs. 288 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 9. How much does each friend pay in all?
6 shirts cost Rs. 480 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 600 at 5% per year for 1 years.
A tank is 19 m long, 13 m wide and 5 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 900 and sells it for Rs. 860. What is the loss?
5 friends share a bill of Rs. 400 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 10. How much does each friend pay in all?
Rs. 280 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 3. How much does each get?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 1900 at 4% per year for 4 years.
8 shirts cost Rs. 880 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 2900 at 5% per year for 4 years.
In a class of 240 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 2000 at 8% per year for 1 years.
In a class of 30 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?
A tank is 17 m long, 14 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
Rs. 320 is divided between two friends in the ratio 6 : 2. How much does each get?
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