Word problems

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

1. 10 shirts cost Rs. 720 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

2. A train covers 152 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

3. 9 shirts cost Rs. 1200 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

4. A student scored 70, 57, 86, 76, 86 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

5. 9 shirts cost Rs. 1040 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

6. A tank is 6 m long, 5 m wide and 9 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

7. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2600 at 2% per year for 1 years.

8. Rs. 224 is divided between two friends in the ratio 7 : 9. How much does each get?

9. A student scored 51, 62, 93, 94 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

10. A train covers 378 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

11. A train covers 416 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

12. In a class of 95 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

13. In a class of 50 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

14. 8 friends share a bill of Rs. 256 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 4. How much does each friend pay in all?

15. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 660 and sells it for Rs. 720. What is the profit?

16. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1500 at 10% per year for 5 years.

17. A train covers 364 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

18. In a class of 84 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

19. A tank is 15 m long, 6 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

20. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 430 and sells it for Rs. 340. What is the loss?

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