Word problems
Read each problem carefully and write the answer with its unit.
A train covers 237 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
4 shirts cost Rs. 840 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?
Find the simple interest on Rs. 2700 at 8% per year for 5 years.
A student scored 82, 42, 89, 93, 73, 83 in 6 tests. What is the average score?
In a class of 232 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?
A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 740 and sells it for Rs. 800. What is the profit?
A student scored 87, 83, 52, 66, 82 in 5 tests. What is the average score?
A tank is 7 m long, 7 m wide and 7 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
9 friends share a bill of Rs. 648 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 9. How much does each friend pay in all?
Rs. 116 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 2. How much does each get?
A tank is 9 m long, 8 m wide and 4 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
Rs. 658 is divided between two friends in the ratio 5 : 9. How much does each get?
A train covers 138 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?
Rs. 336 is divided between two friends in the ratio 7 : 9. How much does each get?
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?
In a class of 340 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?
A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 290 and sells it for Rs. 270. What is the loss?
A tank is 6 m long, 11 m wide and 9 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?
In a class of 25 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?
In a class of 385 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?
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