Word problems

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

1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1500 at 4% per year for 2 years.

2. A train covers 371 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

3. A tank is 20 m long, 9 m wide and 8 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

4. A train covers 186 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

5. A student scored 89, 63, 92, 51, 42, 77 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

6. A tank is 9 m long, 4 m wide and 9 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

7. A train covers 276 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

8. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2500 at 6% per year for 4 years.

9. Rs. 312 is divided between two friends in the ratio 3 : 5. How much does each get?

10. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 390 and sells it for Rs. 480. What is the profit?

11. A student scored 51, 61, 99, 83, 72, 96 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

12. A train covers 50 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

13. A student scored 76, 64, 53, 88, 69 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

14. 5 friends share a bill of Rs. 320 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 8. How much does each friend pay in all?

15. A train covers 340 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

16. A student scored 76, 84, 52, 76 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

17. In a class of 325 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

18. 10 shirts cost Rs. 740 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

19. A student scored 94, 82, 79, 64, 71 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

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

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