Word problems

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

1. In a class of 248 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

2. A train covers 390 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

3. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2300 at 5% per year for 3 years.

4. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 860 and sells it for Rs. 960. What is the profit?

5. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 620 and sells it for Rs. 540. What is the loss?

6. A student scored 59, 44, 88, 41, 95, 57 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

7. 7 shirts cost Rs. 1200 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

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

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

10. In a class of 225 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

11. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 880 and sells it for Rs. 940. What is the profit?

12. In a class of 70 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

13. A tank is 5 m long, 5 m wide and 10 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

14. A student scored 96, 41, 42, 96, 91, 54 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

15. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 720 and sells it for Rs. 590. What is the loss?

16. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1100 at 10% per year for 3 years.

17. 11 shirts cost Rs. 1080 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

18. A student scored 47, 42, 98, 85 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

19. 10 shirts cost Rs. 1200 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

20. A train covers 375 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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