Word problems

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

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

2. 6 shirts cost Rs. 320 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

3. A tank is 10 m long, 12 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

4. 4 friends share a bill of Rs. 128 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 4. How much does each friend pay in all?

5. Find the simple interest on Rs. 500 at 6% per year for 2 years.

6. In a class of 340 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

7. A train covers 702 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

8. Rs. 424 is divided between two friends in the ratio 5 : 3. How much does each get?

9. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2000 at 8% per year for 1 years.

10. 8 friends share a bill of Rs. 576 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 9. How much does each friend pay in all?

11. 3 friends share a bill of Rs. 216 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 9. How much does each friend pay in all?

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

13. A student scored 76, 58, 71, 94, 75, 40 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

14. A student scored 88, 56, 62, 59, 80 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

15. 11 shirts cost Rs. 1000 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

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

17. In a class of 110 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

18. Find the simple interest on Rs. 400 at 4% per year for 4 years.

19. In a class of 110 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

20. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 450 and sells it for Rs. 430. What is the loss?

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