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Level 3 · Classes 2 to 8 · Sheet 2009554

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  1. A train covers 168 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  2. A student scored 86, 54, 96, 50, 74, 48 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

  3. A train covers 476 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  4. 9 shirts cost Rs. 300 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  5. 4 shirts cost Rs. 980 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  6. 3 friends share a bill of Rs. 288 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 12. How much does each friend pay in all?

  7. A tank is 20 m long, 7 m wide and 10 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  8. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 570 and sells it for Rs. 470. What is the loss?

  9. A tank is 10 m long, 10 m wide and 4 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  10. Rs. 576 is divided between two friends in the ratio 3 : 9. How much does each get?

  11. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2300 at 2% per year for 1 years.

  12. In a class of 180 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

  13. A train covers 265 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  14. A train covers 576 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  15. 8 friends share a bill of Rs. 384 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 6. How much does each friend pay in all?

  16. Rs. 590 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 8. How much does each get?

  17. In a class of 112 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

  18. A student scored 72, 45, 92, 72, 44, 95 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

  19. A student scored 64, 75, 92, 67, 47 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

  20. A student scored 70, 99, 91, 68, 97 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

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