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Level 3 · Classes 2 to 8 · Sheet 2229302

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  1. A train covers 315 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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

  3. A tank is 17 m long, 5 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  4. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 510 and sells it for Rs. 430. What is the loss?

  5. 3 shirts cost Rs. 300 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  6. Rs. 406 is divided between two friends in the ratio 7 : 7. How much does each get?

  7. 3 friends share a bill of Rs. 192 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 8. How much does each friend pay in all?

  8. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2000 at 10% per year for 5 years.

  9. A train covers 560 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  10. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1700 at 5% per year for 2 years.

  11. 10 shirts cost Rs. 740 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  12. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 780 and sells it for Rs. 890. What is the profit?

  13. In a class of 160 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

  14. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1700 at 6% per year for 3 years.

  15. A train covers 630 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  16. A train covers 400 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  17. 8 friends share a bill of Rs. 640 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 10. How much does each friend pay in all?

  18. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2100 at 10% per year for 4 years.

  19. 7 shirts cost Rs. 760 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  20. In a class of 304 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

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