Word problems

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

1. A train covers 165 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

2. A train covers 368 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

3. A train covers 456 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

4. A student scored 98, 47, 63, 52 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

5. A tank is 12 m long, 12 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

6. A train covers 568 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

7. A train covers 270 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

8. A student scored 63, 62, 84, 56, 55, 94 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

9. 3 shirts cost Rs. 740 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

10. 8 friends share a bill of Rs. 384 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 6. How much does each friend pay in all?

11. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 960 and sells it for Rs. 860. What is the loss?

12. A student scored 99, 42, 57, 84, 88 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

13. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1100 at 2% per year for 4 years.

14. 12 shirts cost Rs. 780 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

15. In a class of 315 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

16. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 720 and sells it for Rs. 840. What is the profit?

17. A student scored 48, 85, 59, 58, 65 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

18. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1500 at 8% per year for 2 years.

19. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 660 and sells it for Rs. 760. What is the profit?

20. A train covers 180 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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