Word problems

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

1. 10 shirts cost Rs. 500 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

2. In a class of 180 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

3. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 520 and sells it for Rs. 570. What is the profit?

4. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 470 and sells it for Rs. 500. What is the profit?

5. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 240 and sells it for Rs. 380. What is the profit?

6. A tank is 17 m long, 9 m wide and 9 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

7. In a class of 160 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

8. 11 shirts cost Rs. 280 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

9. A train covers 304 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

10. A student scored 74, 75, 93, 97, 91 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

11. 5 shirts cost Rs. 300 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

12. A train covers 315 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

13. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2000 at 8% per year for 5 years.

14. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 420 and sells it for Rs. 530. What is the profit?

15. Find the simple interest on Rs. 3000 at 6% per year for 5 years.

16. A tank is 16 m long, 14 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

17. A student scored 91, 74, 60, 67 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

18. 5 friends share a bill of Rs. 400 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 10. How much does each friend pay in all?

19. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1500 at 8% per year for 1 years.

20. In a class of 260 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

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