Word problems

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

1. 5 shirts cost Rs. 360 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

2. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 820 and sells it for Rs. 870. What is the profit?

3. A train covers 675 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

4. In a class of 80 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

5. 10 shirts cost Rs. 760 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

6. A tank is 20 m long, 11 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

7. In a class of 135 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

8. Rs. 108 is divided between two friends in the ratio 3 : 9. How much does each get?

9. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 530 and sells it for Rs. 510. What is the loss?

10. 8 shirts cost Rs. 1160 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

11. A train covers 224 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

12. Rs. 112 is divided between two friends in the ratio 7 : 9. How much does each get?

13. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 460 and sells it for Rs. 310. What is the loss?

14. Rs. 45 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 7. How much does each get?

15. 5 shirts cost Rs. 1020 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

16. A student scored 94, 88, 86, 79, 92, 71 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

17. A student scored 73, 45, 94, 57, 61 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

18. Rs. 270 is divided between two friends in the ratio 4 : 5. How much does each get?

19. A student scored 98, 78, 53, 79 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

20. In a class of 225 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

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