Word problems

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

1. A train covers 279 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

2. A student scored 62, 76, 51, 99 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

3. A train covers 536 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

4. A tank is 14 m long, 12 m wide and 12 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

5. A student scored 94, 64, 54, 96 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

6. In a class of 110 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

7. 8 friends share a bill of Rs. 576 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 9. How much does each friend pay in all?

8. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 410 and sells it for Rs. 510. What is the profit?

9. A student scored 72, 98, 43, 46, 72, 47 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

10. A student scored 47, 74, 71, 44 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

11. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 730 and sells it for Rs. 680. What is the loss?

12. A tank is 13 m long, 14 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

13. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 600 and sells it for Rs. 530. What is the loss?

14. Rs. 256 is divided between two friends in the ratio 7 : 9. How much does each get?

15. In a class of 70 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

16. A student scored 49, 68, 45, 66 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

17. A student scored 65, 48, 58, 93 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

18. A tank is 9 m long, 11 m wide and 7 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

19. 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?

20. Rs. 832 is divided between two friends in the ratio 7 : 9. How much does each get?

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