Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1200 at 2% per year for 1 years.

2. A student scored 85, 63, 41, 66, 70, 89 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

3. 8 shirts cost Rs. 620 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

4. A student scored 88, 89, 58, 53 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

5. A train covers 120 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

6. 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?

7. A train covers 90 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

8. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 280 and sells it for Rs. 240. What is the loss?

9. Find the simple interest on Rs. 100 at 6% per year for 5 years.

10. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 800 and sells it for Rs. 890. What is the profit?

11. In a class of 280 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

12. In a class of 315 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

13. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2000 at 6% per year for 4 years.

14. 10 shirts cost Rs. 380 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

15. A train covers 150 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

16. In a class of 400 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

17. Rs. 315 is divided between two friends in the ratio 4 : 3. How much does each get?

18. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 1020 and sells it for Rs. 880. What is the loss?

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

20. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2600 at 10% per year for 5 years.

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