Word problems

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

1. In a class of 105 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

2. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2900 at 8% per year for 5 years.

3. In a class of 105 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

4. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 430 and sells it for Rs. 540. What is the profit?

5. 9 shirts cost Rs. 540 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

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

7. In a class of 250 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

8. In a class of 368 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

9. Find the simple interest on Rs. 600 at 8% per year for 3 years.

10. 3 shirts cost Rs. 300 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

11. In a class of 70 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

12. A student scored 74, 49, 90, 54, 80, 49 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

13. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 750 and sells it for Rs. 770. What is the profit?

14. A tank is 20 m long, 12 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

15. A train covers 184 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

16. A student scored 77, 53, 50, 86, 44 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

17. 4 friends share a bill of Rs. 320 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 10. How much does each friend pay in all?

18. A student scored 69, 72, 99, 90, 55 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

19. A student scored 60, 67, 66, 95, 91, 59 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

20. A train covers 201 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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