Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1300 at 6% per year for 3 years.

2. A student scored 59, 55, 96, 76, 96, 80 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

3. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 480 and sells it for Rs. 340. What is the loss?

4. In a class of 316 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

5. A train covers 144 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

6. A student scored 43, 42, 54, 65 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

7. A train covers 116 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

8. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 520 and sells it for Rs. 450. What is the loss?

9. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 630 and sells it for Rs. 700. What is the profit?

10. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 432 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 6. How much does each friend pay in all?

11. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1800 at 4% per year for 1 years.

12. A student scored 87, 54, 64, 87 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

13. In a class of 145 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

14. In a class of 290 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

15. A student scored 40, 44, 53, 83 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

16. 10 shirts cost Rs. 540 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

17. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 830 and sells it for Rs. 800. What is the loss?

18. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 320 and sells it for Rs. 430. What is the profit?

19. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 480 and sells it for Rs. 600. What is the profit?

20. A tank is 14 m long, 10 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

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