Word problems

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

1. In a class of 110 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

2. A train covers 112 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

3. 11 shirts cost Rs. 880 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

4. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 770 and sells it for Rs. 660. What is the loss?

5. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1400 at 5% per year for 4 years.

6. 7 shirts cost Rs. 1080 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

7. A student scored 97, 94, 88, 46, 72, 77 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

8. In a class of 265 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

9. A student scored 82, 54, 45, 87 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

10. A student scored 44, 95, 84, 81 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

11. A tank is 5 m long, 14 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

12. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2800 at 5% per year for 1 years.

13. In a class of 85 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

14. Find the simple interest on Rs. 100 at 5% per year for 3 years.

15. Find the simple interest on Rs. 100 at 6% per year for 1 years.

16. A train covers 675 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

17. 6 shirts cost Rs. 220 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

18. 4 friends share a bill of Rs. 128 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 4. How much does each friend pay in all?

19. 3 friends share a bill of Rs. 216 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 9. How much does each friend pay in all?

20. A student scored 44, 84, 43, 97, 87, 95 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

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