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Level 3 · Classes 2 to 8 · Sheet 1513914

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  1. A train covers 300 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  2. 5 friends share a bill of Rs. 120 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 3. How much does each friend pay in all?

  3. A train covers 75 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  4. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 500 and sells it for Rs. 360. What is the loss?

  5. Rs. 144 is divided between two friends in the ratio 5 : 3. How much does each get?

  6. A student scored 48, 52, 72, 45, 46, 79 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

  7. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 360 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 5. How much does each friend pay in all?

  8. 4 shirts cost Rs. 420 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  9. In a class of 350 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

  10. 4 shirts cost Rs. 200 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  11. In a class of 296 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

  12. A tank is 7 m long, 14 m wide and 12 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  13. Rs. 90 is divided between two friends in the ratio 5 : 4. How much does each get?

  14. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 860 and sells it for Rs. 740. What is the loss?

  15. 3 shirts cost Rs. 380 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  16. A student scored 46, 96, 73, 67, 98 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

  17. A train covers 336 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  18. A tank is 12 m long, 10 m wide and 12 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  19. 7 friends share a bill of Rs. 392 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 7. How much does each friend pay in all?

  20. A train covers 235 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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