Word problems
Read each problem carefully and write the answer with its unit.
A tank is 15 m long, 9 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
A train covers 666 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 1200 at 10% per year for 1 years.
A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 600 and sells it for Rs. 580. What is the loss?
5 shirts cost Rs. 840 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?
In a class of 252 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?
In a class of 170 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?
Rs. 531 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 7. How much does each get?
7 friends share a bill of Rs. 392 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 7. How much does each friend pay in all?
A train covers 94 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
10 shirts cost Rs. 460 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 700 at 6% per year for 5 years.
3 shirts cost Rs. 340 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?
A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 280 and sells it for Rs. 320. What is the profit?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 2000 at 5% per year for 5 years.
7 friends share a bill of Rs. 224 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 4. How much does each friend pay in all?
8 shirts cost Rs. 220 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?
In a class of 400 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 2800 at 10% per year for 4 years.
Rs. 250 is divided between two friends in the ratio 8 : 2. How much does each get?
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