Word problems

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

1. A student scored 51, 55, 58, 70, 63, 45 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

2. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 690 and sells it for Rs. 770. What is the profit?

3. 5 shirts cost Rs. 500 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

4. 7 friends share a bill of Rs. 280 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 5. How much does each friend pay in all?

5. In a class of 245 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

6. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 430 and sells it for Rs. 490. What is the profit?

7. A student scored 68, 52, 41, 93, 89, 77 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

8. Find the simple interest on Rs. 100 at 2% per year for 5 years.

9. A tank is 16 m long, 11 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

10. A student scored 95, 78, 46, 69, 56, 58 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

11. In a class of 180 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

12. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2600 at 5% per year for 2 years.

13. In a class of 65 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

14. 6 friends share a bill of Rs. 288 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 6. How much does each friend pay in all?

15. In a class of 335 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

16. A student scored 84, 52, 85, 43 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

17. A tank is 19 m long, 10 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

18. A tank is 15 m long, 13 m wide and 10 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

19. 5 shirts cost Rs. 720 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

20. A student scored 69, 72, 77, 95, 42 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

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