Word problems

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

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

2. In a class of 328 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

3. A train covers 80 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

4. A student scored 47, 47, 93, 87, 48, 68 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

5. In a class of 24 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

6. A train covers 75 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

7. A tank is 11 m long, 9 m wide and 4 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

8. A tank is 12 m long, 15 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

9. A train covers 256 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

10. A train covers 88 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

11. A train covers 318 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

12. A student scored 46, 73, 46, 63 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

13. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 860 and sells it for Rs. 920. What is the profit?

14. 3 friends share a bill of Rs. 240 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 10. How much does each friend pay in all?

15. Rs. 636 is divided between two friends in the ratio 8 : 4. How much does each get?

16. A train covers 80 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

17. 11 shirts cost Rs. 800 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

18. In a class of 225 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

19. 9 shirts cost Rs. 860 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

20. In a class of 252 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

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