Word problems

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

1. 4 shirts cost Rs. 1120 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

2. In a class of 120 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

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

4. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 860 and sells it for Rs. 830. What is the loss?

5. Find the simple interest on Rs. 300 at 5% per year for 4 years.

6. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 980 and sells it for Rs. 870. What is the loss?

7. 8 shirts cost Rs. 1160 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

8. In a class of 180 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

9. In a class of 385 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

10. Find the simple interest on Rs. 3000 at 2% per year for 5 years.

11. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 1040 and sells it for Rs. 890. What is the loss?

12. A train covers 180 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

13. 6 shirts cost Rs. 240 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

14. 6 shirts cost Rs. 340 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

15. In a class of 100 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

16. A tank is 19 m long, 6 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

17. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2400 at 4% per year for 2 years.

18. In a class of 105 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

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

20. Find the simple interest on Rs. 100 at 4% per year for 1 years.

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