Word problems

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

1. 6 shirts cost Rs. 780 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

2. 5 friends share a bill of Rs. 200 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 5. How much does each friend pay in all?

3. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1400 at 10% per year for 1 years.

4. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 770 and sells it for Rs. 660. What is the loss?

5. A student scored 64, 52, 44, 49, 94, 81 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

6. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2400 at 6% per year for 2 years.

7. A tank is 9 m long, 14 m wide and 9 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

8. In a class of 340 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

9. A train covers 720 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

10. A tank is 17 m long, 10 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

11. A student scored 70, 46, 96, 68 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

12. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 870 and sells it for Rs. 990. What is the profit?

13. In a class of 84 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

14. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 760 and sells it for Rs. 910. What is the profit?

15. A student scored 55, 59, 75, 82, 69 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

16. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 792 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 11. How much does each friend pay in all?

17. In a class of 44 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

18. A student scored 97, 99, 89, 53, 52 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

19. A student scored 72, 50, 93, 81 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

20. A student scored 78, 68, 52, 71, 42, 85 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

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