Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1200 at 6% per year for 2 years.

2. 6 shirts cost Rs. 200 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

3. A tank is 19 m long, 9 m wide and 9 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

4. A student scored 91, 58, 68, 58, 85 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

5. A tank is 15 m long, 6 m wide and 8 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

6. A train covers 408 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

7. In a class of 315 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

8. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 580 and sells it for Rs. 620. What is the profit?

9. Find the simple interest on Rs. 100 at 5% per year for 4 years.

10. A train covers 140 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

11. 4 shirts cost Rs. 740 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

12. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1700 at 5% per year for 3 years.

13. In a class of 390 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

14. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 840 and sells it for Rs. 700. What is the loss?

15. 8 shirts cost Rs. 360 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

16. A tank is 12 m long, 9 m wide and 12 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

17. In a class of 140 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

18. Rs. 180 is divided between two friends in the ratio 5 : 7. How much does each get?

19. A tank is 16 m long, 13 m wide and 8 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

20. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2300 at 8% per year for 5 years.

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