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Word problems

Level 3 · Classes 2 to 8 · Sheet 7345960

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

  1. A train covers 66 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  2. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2000 at 6% per year for 2 years.

  3. Rs. 340 is divided between two friends in the ratio 6 : 4. How much does each get?

  4. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1600 at 5% per year for 5 years.

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

  6. 3 shirts cost Rs. 840 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  7. Rs. 77 is divided between two friends in the ratio 5 : 2. How much does each get?

  8. Rs. 663 is divided between two friends in the ratio 7 : 6. How much does each get?

  9. In a class of 12 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

  10. A tank is 10 m long, 12 m wide and 5 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  11. In a class of 5 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

  12. 4 shirts cost Rs. 320 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  13. In a class of 35 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

  14. A tank is 12 m long, 14 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  15. A tank is 14 m long, 9 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  16. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 410 and sells it for Rs. 260. What is the loss?

  17. A train covers 640 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  18. Find the simple interest on Rs. 700 at 8% per year for 5 years.

  19. 4 friends share a bill of Rs. 288 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 9. How much does each friend pay in all?

  20. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 710 and sells it for Rs. 660. What is the loss?

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