Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1300 at 4% per year for 5 years.

2. 11 shirts cost Rs. 200 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

3. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 480 and sells it for Rs. 600. What is the profit?

4. 6 friends share a bill of Rs. 240 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 5. How much does each friend pay in all?

5. A tank is 8 m long, 12 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

6. 8 friends share a bill of Rs. 128 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 2. How much does each friend pay in all?

7. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2600 at 5% per year for 4 years.

8. 5 shirts cost Rs. 820 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

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

10. A train covers 216 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

11. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2600 at 6% per year for 1 years.

12. A student scored 88, 92, 82, 58 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

13. In a class of 125 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

14. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1100 at 5% per year for 2 years.

15. A train covers 630 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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

17. Find the simple interest on Rs. 3000 at 4% per year for 3 years.

18. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2600 at 2% per year for 2 years.

19. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2800 at 2% per year for 1 years.

20. 5 friends share a bill of Rs. 80 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 2. How much does each friend pay in all?

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