Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 400 at 2% per year for 3 years.

2. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 230 and sells it for Rs. 360. What is the profit?

3. A train covers 190 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

4. 12 shirts cost Rs. 860 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

5. A student scored 59, 90, 63, 80, 98 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

6. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 570 and sells it for Rs. 630. What is the profit?

7. A tank is 16 m long, 11 m wide and 10 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

8. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 750 and sells it for Rs. 610. What is the loss?

9. 5 shirts cost Rs. 700 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

10. 6 shirts cost Rs. 900 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

11. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 590 and sells it for Rs. 730. What is the profit?

12. 5 shirts cost Rs. 740 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

13. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 600 and sells it for Rs. 660. What is the profit?

14. Find the simple interest on Rs. 800 at 10% per year for 4 years.

15. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2000 at 10% per year for 3 years.

16. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1300 at 2% per year for 3 years.

17. A student scored 97, 78, 67, 57, 89, 62 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

18. 8 friends share a bill of Rs. 320 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 5. How much does each friend pay in all?

19. 12 shirts cost Rs. 880 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

20. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 260 and sells it for Rs. 310. What is the profit?

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