Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2700 at 2% per year for 5 years.

2. A student scored 86, 76, 50, 98, 95 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

3. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 540 and sells it for Rs. 630. What is the profit?

4. 9 shirts cost Rs. 340 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

5. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 720 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 10. How much does each friend pay in all?

6. 4 shirts cost Rs. 1180 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

7. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1300 at 6% per year for 5 years.

8. A student scored 64, 93, 50, 46, 67 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

9. Find the simple interest on Rs. 700 at 5% per year for 5 years.

10. A tank is 10 m long, 5 m wide and 7 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

11. A student scored 57, 43, 58, 81, 78, 85 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

12. A train covers 140 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

13. In a class of 215 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

14. A student scored 77, 49, 91, 77, 78, 72 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

15. 4 shirts cost Rs. 520 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

16. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1300 at 10% per year for 3 years.

17. In a class of 116 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

18. 4 friends share a bill of Rs. 224 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 7. How much does each friend pay in all?

19. 10 shirts cost Rs. 280 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

20. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 510 and sells it for Rs. 590. What is the profit?

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