Word problems

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

1. A train covers 156 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

2. In a class of 292 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

3. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1200 at 8% per year for 4 years.

4. 6 shirts cost Rs. 800 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

5. In a class of 184 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

6. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1800 at 6% per year for 3 years.

7. A student scored 79, 86, 85, 75, 69, 56 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

8. In a class of 270 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

9. In a class of 285 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

10. A student scored 94, 87, 70, 55, 54 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

11. A train covers 210 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

12. A train covers 142 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

13. A student scored 85, 62, 53, 84, 41, 89 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

14. A train covers 153 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

15. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 320 and sells it for Rs. 470. What is the profit?

16. A tank is 11 m long, 15 m wide and 8 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

17. A train covers 320 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

18. A train covers 296 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

19. A student scored 62, 42, 82, 98 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

20. A student scored 64, 56, 79, 85 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

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