Word problems

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

1. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 380 and sells it for Rs. 270. What is the loss?

2. 5 shirts cost Rs. 400 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

3. A tank is 6 m long, 13 m wide and 4 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

4. A train covers 600 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

5. A student scored 85, 73, 61, 84, 92 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

6. A student scored 40, 90, 65, 40, 80 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

7. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 660 and sells it for Rs. 710. What is the profit?

8. Rs. 624 is divided between two friends in the ratio 7 : 5. How much does each get?

9. 9 shirts cost Rs. 560 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

10. A train covers 385 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

11. In a class of 168 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

12. Find the simple interest on Rs. 200 at 10% per year for 4 years.

13. A student scored 96, 60, 60, 96, 88 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

14. 9 shirts cost Rs. 240 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

15. In a class of 230 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

16. 3 shirts cost Rs. 260 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

17. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 330 and sells it for Rs. 280. What is the loss?

18. 5 shirts cost Rs. 1100 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

19. Find the simple interest on Rs. 400 at 6% per year for 2 years.

20. A student scored 91, 98, 51, 52, 48, 56 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

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