Word problems

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

1. In a class of 196 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

2. In a class of 152 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

3. 8 shirts cost Rs. 660 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

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

5. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 410 and sells it for Rs. 450. What is the profit?

6. A student scored 40, 57, 49, 62 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

7. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 260 and sells it for Rs. 350. What is the profit?

8. A train covers 380 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

9. A student scored 71, 68, 94, 68, 99 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

10. 7 shirts cost Rs. 1020 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

11. 8 shirts cost Rs. 880 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

12. A student scored 58, 68, 71, 49, 61, 77 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

13. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2400 at 5% per year for 1 years.

14. 3 shirts cost Rs. 1000 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

15. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 470 and sells it for Rs. 330. What is the loss?

16. In a class of 230 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

17. A student scored 82, 55, 70, 95, 81, 91 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

18. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 460 and sells it for Rs. 410. What is the loss?

19. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 870 and sells it for Rs. 780. What is the loss?

20. Rs. 570 is divided between two friends in the ratio 8 : 7. How much does each get?

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