Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 100 at 8% per year for 5 years.

2. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 650 and sells it for Rs. 740. What is the profit?

3. A tank is 13 m long, 14 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

4. A student scored 58, 65, 41, 69, 87, 40 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

5. In a class of 95 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

6. 4 shirts cost Rs. 1160 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

7. 10 shirts cost Rs. 220 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

8. A student scored 42, 70, 77, 91, 60 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

9. A student scored 98, 80, 46, 84 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

10. A tank is 20 m long, 8 m wide and 7 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

11. A train covers 511 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

12. Find the simple interest on Rs. 800 at 10% per year for 4 years.

13. 3 shirts cost Rs. 440 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

14. A train covers 336 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

15. A tank is 7 m long, 5 m wide and 12 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

16. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 970 and sells it for Rs. 860. What is the loss?

17. Find the simple interest on Rs. 900 at 5% per year for 5 years.

18. In a class of 284 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

19. A student scored 61, 92, 44, 61, 54, 66 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

20. In a class of 165 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

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