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Level 3 · Classes 2 to 8 · Sheet 227823

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

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

  2. A tank is 20 m long, 6 m wide and 5 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  3. A student scored 99, 90, 82, 85, 79, 81 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

  4. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 780 and sells it for Rs. 920. What is the profit?

  5. A train covers 93 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  6. 12 shirts cost Rs. 300 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  7. A tank is 12 m long, 15 m wide and 3 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  8. Rs. 108 is divided between two friends in the ratio 5 : 7. How much does each get?

  9. 8 shirts cost Rs. 860 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  10. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 540 and sells it for Rs. 680. What is the profit?

  11. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2000 at 10% per year for 2 years.

  12. Rs. 80 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 2. How much does each get?

  13. Rs. 99 is divided between two friends in the ratio 3 : 6. How much does each get?

  14. 4 friends share a bill of Rs. 256 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 8. How much does each friend pay in all?

  15. A tank is 6 m long, 11 m wide and 12 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  16. 3 friends share a bill of Rs. 168 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 7. How much does each friend pay in all?

  17. A tank is 11 m long, 7 m wide and 8 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  18. Rs. 210 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 3. How much does each get?

  19. A student scored 66, 49, 74, 79 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

  20. A train covers 134 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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