Word problems
Read each problem carefully and write the answer with its unit.
A train covers 42 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
8 shirts cost Rs. 660 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 2300 at 5% per year for 3 years.
Rs. 715 is divided between two friends in the ratio 9 : 4. How much does each get?
In a class of 295 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 2000 at 6% per year for 3 years.
A tank is 9 m long, 4 m wide and 12 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 2800 at 10% per year for 3 years.
A train covers 168 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
A train covers 336 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
In a class of 125 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?
In a class of 88 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?
A student scored 48, 74, 99, 64, 55 in 5 tests. What is the average score?
9 friends share a bill of Rs. 288 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 4. How much does each friend pay in all?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 1700 at 5% per year for 2 years.
Find the simple interest on Rs. 600 at 10% per year for 5 years.
3 shirts cost Rs. 1180 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?
A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 390 and sells it for Rs. 350. What is the loss?
4 friends share a bill of Rs. 256 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 8. How much does each friend pay in all?
Rs. 252 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 4. How much does each get?
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