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Level 3 · Classes 2 to 8 · Sheet 2635617

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

  1. In a class of 80 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

  2. 4 shirts cost Rs. 620 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  3. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 590 and sells it for Rs. 570. What is the loss?

  4. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 210 and sells it for Rs. 290. What is the profit?

  5. A tank is 16 m long, 7 m wide and 7 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  6. A train covers 342 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  7. A tank is 10 m long, 6 m wide and 9 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  8. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 440 and sells it for Rs. 420. What is the loss?

  9. 4 friends share a bill of Rs. 224 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 7. How much does each friend pay in all?

  10. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2000 at 8% per year for 2 years.

  11. 5 friends share a bill of Rs. 200 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 5. How much does each friend pay in all?

  12. A train covers 82 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  13. 5 shirts cost Rs. 960 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  14. Rs. 611 is divided between two friends in the ratio 4 : 9. How much does each get?

  15. A train covers 175 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  16. In a class of 255 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

  17. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 920 and sells it for Rs. 890. What is the loss?

  18. A train covers 78 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  19. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1900 at 2% per year for 3 years.

  20. Rs. 448 is divided between two friends in the ratio 6 : 8. How much does each get?

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