Word problems

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

1. In a class of 96 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

2. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2200 at 10% per year for 5 years.

3. A student scored 96, 48, 59, 70, 85, 86 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

4. 6 shirts cost Rs. 900 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

5. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 810 and sells it for Rs. 950. What is the profit?

6. 9 shirts cost Rs. 740 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

7. 11 shirts cost Rs. 540 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

8. 4 shirts cost Rs. 220 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

9. In a class of 30 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

10. A tank is 8 m long, 4 m wide and 10 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

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

12. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 320 and sells it for Rs. 420. What is the profit?

13. A student scored 71, 84, 61, 80, 69 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

14. In a class of 160 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

15. 5 friends share a bill of Rs. 440 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 11. How much does each friend pay in all?

16. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 690 and sells it for Rs. 670. What is the loss?

17. A train covers 63 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

18. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2500 at 8% per year for 2 years.

19. A tank is 14 m long, 5 m wide and 8 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

20. 9 shirts cost Rs. 740 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

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