Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 800 at 2% per year for 2 years.

2. Rs. 363 is divided between two friends in the ratio 4 : 7. How much does each get?

3. A student scored 44, 47, 91, 54 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

4. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 610 and sells it for Rs. 740. What is the profit?

5. In a class of 120 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

6. A train covers 231 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

7. A tank is 19 m long, 7 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

8. 4 shirts cost Rs. 240 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

9. A train covers 154 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

10. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 760 and sells it for Rs. 610. What is the loss?

11. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1400 at 8% per year for 2 years.

12. In a class of 10 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

13. 12 shirts cost Rs. 300 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

14. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 730 and sells it for Rs. 580. What is the loss?

15. 3 shirts cost Rs. 320 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

16. A train covers 141 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

17. In a class of 375 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

18. 12 shirts cost Rs. 280 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

19. A student scored 47, 46, 41, 90 in 4 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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