Word problems

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

1. In a class of 350 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

2. In a class of 216 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

3. Find the simple interest on Rs. 400 at 6% per year for 5 years.

4. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1500 at 4% per year for 1 years.

5. A tank is 19 m long, 11 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

6. A train covers 240 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

7. A tank is 18 m long, 13 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

8. A train covers 287 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

9. 12 shirts cost Rs. 820 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

10. 5 friends share a bill of Rs. 320 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 8. How much does each friend pay in all?

11. A tank is 5 m long, 15 m wide and 4 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

12. Find the simple interest on Rs. 400 at 2% per year for 4 years.

13. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2100 at 2% per year for 2 years.

14. 3 friends share a bill of Rs. 96 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 4. How much does each friend pay in all?

15. A train covers 192 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

16. In a class of 290 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

17. A train covers 240 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

18. A tank is 11 m long, 12 m wide and 10 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

19. A tank is 6 m long, 6 m wide and 5 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

20. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2200 at 10% per year for 2 years.

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