Word problems

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

1. A train covers 224 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

2. A student scored 63, 65, 71, 41 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

3. A train covers 440 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

4. Find the simple interest on Rs. 600 at 8% per year for 5 years.

5. A student scored 50, 51, 91, 68, 57, 97 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

6. A tank is 18 m long, 12 m wide and 4 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

7. A tank is 16 m long, 6 m wide and 10 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

8. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 600 and sells it for Rs. 450. What is the loss?

9. A student scored 48, 93, 66, 65 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

10. A tank is 6 m long, 7 m wide and 4 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

11. 6 shirts cost Rs. 740 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

12. 5 friends share a bill of Rs. 200 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 5. How much does each friend pay in all?

13. 6 shirts cost Rs. 760 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

14. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 430 and sells it for Rs. 500. What is the profit?

15. A student scored 93, 83, 98, 95, 46 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

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

17. A tank is 9 m long, 8 m wide and 4 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

18. In a class of 395 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

19. In a class of 288 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

20. Find the simple interest on Rs. 800 at 6% per year for 4 years.

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