Word problems

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

1. A train covers 306 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

2. A tank is 11 m long, 6 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

3. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2500 at 6% per year for 3 years.

4. A train covers 105 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

5. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 216 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 3. How much does each friend pay in all?

6. A train covers 188 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

7. A tank is 16 m long, 6 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

8. Find the simple interest on Rs. 300 at 4% per year for 1 years.

9. A train covers 152 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

10. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 500 and sells it for Rs. 450. What is the loss?

11. In a class of 110 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

12. A train covers 180 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

13. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 510 and sells it for Rs. 480. What is the loss?

14. 6 shirts cost Rs. 640 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

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

16. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 800 and sells it for Rs. 650. What is the loss?

17. In a class of 235 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

18. 4 shirts cost Rs. 980 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

19. In a class of 280 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

20. A tank is 9 m long, 15 m wide and 8 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

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