Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1900 at 2% per year for 3 years.

2. Find the simple interest on Rs. 500 at 6% per year for 1 years.

3. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 864 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 12. How much does each friend pay in all?

4. In a class of 28 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

5. A train covers 462 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

6. A train covers 120 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

7. A student scored 44, 51, 45, 70, 91, 77 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

8. A student scored 59, 66, 58, 43, 59 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

9. A tank is 11 m long, 8 m wide and 5 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

10. A student scored 71, 64, 57, 96 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

11. A train covers 360 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

12. A student scored 74, 96, 69, 54, 87 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

13. Rs. 430 is divided between two friends in the ratio 8 : 2. How much does each get?

14. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 610 and sells it for Rs. 590. What is the loss?

15. A train covers 483 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

16. A tank is 10 m long, 14 m wide and 9 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

17. A student scored 72, 94, 79, 63 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

18. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 144 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 2. How much does each friend pay in all?

19. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2500 at 10% per year for 1 years.

20. A tank is 7 m long, 5 m wide and 4 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

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