Word problems
Read each problem carefully and write the answer with its unit.
A train covers 287 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
In a class of 80 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?
A tank is 20 m long, 5 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
A tank is 11 m long, 15 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
A student scored 51, 60, 41, 77, 94, 61 in 6 tests. What is the average score?
In a class of 236 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?
Rs. 387 is divided between two friends in the ratio 5 : 4. How much does each get?
Rs. 564 is divided between two friends in the ratio 6 : 6. How much does each get?
A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 490 and sells it for Rs. 430. What is the loss?
10 shirts cost Rs. 540 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?
In a class of 156 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?
3 friends share a bill of Rs. 72 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 3. How much does each friend pay in all?
A train covers 450 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
A tank is 17 m long, 9 m wide and 7 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
A student scored 78, 67, 57, 59, 46, 47 in 6 tests. What is the average score?
3 friends share a bill of Rs. 192 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 8. How much does each friend pay in all?
A tank is 11 m long, 14 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
Rs. 406 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 5. How much does each get?
A tank is 15 m long, 6 m wide and 12 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
9 friends share a bill of Rs. 792 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 11. How much does each friend pay in all?
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