Word problems

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

1. A train covers 544 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

2. 3 shirts cost Rs. 260 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

3. A tank is 18 m long, 12 m wide and 8 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

4. In a class of 56 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

5. A student scored 88, 76, 68, 91, 47 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

6. Rs. 496 is divided between two friends in the ratio 7 : 9. How much does each get?

7. A tank is 19 m long, 7 m wide and 5 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

8. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1500 at 4% per year for 5 years.

9. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 570 and sells it for Rs. 620. What is the profit?

10. In a class of 380 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

11. 3 shirts cost Rs. 360 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

12. A student scored 92, 78, 73, 40, 93, 92 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

13. 5 shirts cost Rs. 400 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

14. Rs. 110 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 9. How much does each get?

15. A student scored 67, 42, 63, 87, 41 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

16. 9 shirts cost Rs. 600 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

17. A student scored 83, 64, 65, 68, 45 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

18. A train covers 138 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

19. A student scored 46, 53, 66, 47 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

20. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 280 and sells it for Rs. 420. What is the profit?

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