Word problems

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

1. A train covers 300 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

2. A student scored 83, 46, 45, 42 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

3. Find the simple interest on Rs. 500 at 8% per year for 2 years.

4. Rs. 108 is divided between two friends in the ratio 3 : 3. How much does each get?

5. A train covers 273 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

6. A student scored 99, 60, 69, 88 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

7. 3 shirts cost Rs. 340 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

8. In a class of 135 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

9. A train covers 392 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

10. A student scored 56, 87, 98, 52, 43, 54 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

11. A tank is 14 m long, 15 m wide and 7 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

12. A student scored 44, 44, 72, 64 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

13. A train covers 354 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

14. 12 shirts cost Rs. 900 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

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

16. A train covers 416 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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

18. A student scored 95, 65, 83, 92, 82, 93 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

19. 4 shirts cost Rs. 700 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

20. Rs. 372 is divided between two friends in the ratio 7 : 5. How much does each get?

Gurukul Technicals Institute: free practice sheetsSheet 7998078