Word problems

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

1. In a class of 380 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

2. 5 shirts cost Rs. 520 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

3. A student scored 93, 46, 63, 54 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

4. A tank is 11 m long, 6 m wide and 10 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

5. A tank is 5 m long, 5 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

6. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 510 and sells it for Rs. 570. What is the profit?

7. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2600 at 8% per year for 3 years.

8. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1600 at 4% per year for 1 years.

9. 5 friends share a bill of Rs. 360 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 9. How much does each friend pay in all?

10. 6 shirts cost Rs. 260 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

11. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 660 and sells it for Rs. 600. What is the loss?

12. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 700 and sells it for Rs. 600. What is the loss?

13. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 830 and sells it for Rs. 950. What is the profit?

14. 5 shirts cost Rs. 340 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

15. In a class of 24 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

16. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 530 and sells it for Rs. 550. What is the profit?

17. A tank is 9 m long, 9 m wide and 5 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

18. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1100 at 5% per year for 3 years.

19. A student scored 53, 67, 90, 51, 82, 71 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

20. 4 shirts cost Rs. 940 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

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