Word problems

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

1. A train covers 312 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

2. A student scored 95, 73, 95, 97, 80 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

3. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 700 and sells it for Rs. 730. What is the profit?

4. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 660 and sells it for Rs. 740. What is the profit?

5. In a class of 315 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

6. A student scored 91, 66, 78, 46, 72, 73 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

7. 12 shirts cost Rs. 400 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

8. In a class of 400 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

9. 10 shirts cost Rs. 760 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

10. A tank is 14 m long, 14 m wide and 10 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

11. A student scored 81, 76, 65, 92, 89, 47 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

12. 5 friends share a bill of Rs. 120 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 3. How much does each friend pay in all?

13. A student scored 45, 59, 93, 40, 42, 45 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

14. 4 friends share a bill of Rs. 224 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 7. How much does each friend pay in all?

15. 12 shirts cost Rs. 660 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

16. Rs. 115 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 3. How much does each get?

17. In a class of 376 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

18. In a class of 184 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

19. A tank is 10 m long, 4 m wide and 10 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

20. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 600 and sells it for Rs. 630. What is the profit?

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