Word problems

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

1. A student scored 90, 80, 69, 77 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

2. In a class of 100 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

3. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1000 at 2% per year for 5 years.

4. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1800 at 6% per year for 2 years.

5. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 576 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 8. How much does each friend pay in all?

6. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 480 and sells it for Rs. 620. What is the profit?

7. 5 shirts cost Rs. 1100 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

8. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 300 and sells it for Rs. 340. What is the profit?

9. A tank is 14 m long, 4 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

10. In a class of 212 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

11. 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?

12. A student scored 85, 95, 44, 40 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

13. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 750 and sells it for Rs. 790. What is the profit?

14. In a class of 12 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

15. A train covers 272 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

16. A student scored 42, 62, 83, 67, 61, 81 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

17. 4 shirts cost Rs. 960 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

18. A train covers 294 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

19. Find the simple interest on Rs. 900 at 8% per year for 2 years.

20. 12 shirts cost Rs. 980 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

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