Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 200 at 10% per year for 5 years.

2. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1500 at 6% per year for 5 years.

3. A train covers 282 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

4. 5 shirts cost Rs. 940 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

5. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 610 and sells it for Rs. 500. What is the loss?

6. 7 shirts cost Rs. 380 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

7. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 432 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 6. How much does each friend pay in all?

8. 8 shirts cost Rs. 480 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

9. A train covers 316 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

10. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 790 and sells it for Rs. 680. What is the loss?

11. Rs. 225 is divided between two friends in the ratio 7 : 2. How much does each get?

12. A train covers 56 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

13. 8 shirts cost Rs. 380 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

14. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 290 and sells it for Rs. 210. What is the loss?

15. 4 friends share a bill of Rs. 64 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 2. How much does each friend pay in all?

16. In a class of 308 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

17. A train covers 146 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

18. A train covers 84 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

19. A tank is 14 m long, 13 m wide and 8 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

20. In a class of 328 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

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