Word problems

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

1. A tank is 5 m long, 8 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

2. In a class of 100 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

3. A train covers 135 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

4. Find the simple interest on Rs. 200 at 4% per year for 3 years.

5. A student scored 57, 79, 83, 54, 47, 82 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

6. A tank is 13 m long, 13 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

7. In a class of 340 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

8. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1100 at 4% per year for 5 years.

9. In a class of 395 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

10. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 770 and sells it for Rs. 900. What is the profit?

11. Rs. 688 is divided between two friends in the ratio 8 : 8. How much does each get?

12. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 792 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 11. How much does each friend pay in all?

13. In a class of 270 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

14. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2200 at 6% per year for 3 years.

15. A train covers 104 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

16. 4 friends share a bill of Rs. 160 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 5. How much does each friend pay in all?

17. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1200 at 10% per year for 5 years.

18. 7 shirts cost Rs. 740 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

19. 10 shirts cost Rs. 620 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

20. A student scored 94, 40, 45, 43, 54, 42 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

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