Word problems

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

1. A tank is 19 m long, 15 m wide and 7 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

2. A train covers 132 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

3. In a class of 275 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

4. 11 shirts cost Rs. 960 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. 880 and sells it for Rs. 1010. What is the profit?

6. A student scored 47, 43, 54, 60 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

7. 4 shirts cost Rs. 320 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

8. In a class of 230 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

9. A train covers 108 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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

11. A tank is 13 m long, 15 m wide and 8 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

12. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2800 at 4% per year for 5 years.

13. 12 shirts cost Rs. 460 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

14. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1600 at 2% per year for 3 years.

15. 9 shirts cost Rs. 280 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

16. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 420 and sells it for Rs. 440. What is the profit?

17. A student scored 70, 98, 91, 61, 58, 84 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

18. A train covers 648 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

19. A student scored 46, 96, 73, 71, 94 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

20. A tank is 17 m long, 10 m wide and 9 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

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