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Word problems

Level 3 · Classes 2 to 8 · Sheet 8569798

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

  1. In a class of 380 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

  2. 7 friends share a bill of Rs. 448 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 8. How much does each friend pay in all?

  3. A train covers 140 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  4. 8 shirts cost Rs. 320 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  5. 7 shirts cost Rs. 620 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  6. 11 shirts cost Rs. 240 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  7. A tank is 17 m long, 12 m wide and 7 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  8. 12 shirts cost Rs. 1000 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  9. Find the simple interest on Rs. 900 at 5% per year for 5 years.

  10. 8 friends share a bill of Rs. 640 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 10. How much does each friend pay in all?

  11. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 570 and sells it for Rs. 600. What is the profit?

  12. 4 friends share a bill of Rs. 384 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 12. How much does each friend pay in all?

  13. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 1020 and sells it for Rs. 880. What is the loss?

  14. 6 friends share a bill of Rs. 432 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 9. How much does each friend pay in all?

  15. Rs. 99 is divided between two friends in the ratio 5 : 4. How much does each get?

  16. Find the simple interest on Rs. 200 at 8% per year for 4 years.

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

  18. Find the simple interest on Rs. 200 at 10% per year for 5 years.

  19. Find the simple interest on Rs. 300 at 4% per year for 5 years.

  20. A train covers 260 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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