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Level 3 · Classes 2 to 8 · Sheet 2836279

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  1. In a class of 184 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

  2. Find the simple interest on Rs. 900 at 8% per year for 2 years.

  3. A train covers 434 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  4. A student scored 60, 66, 83, 70, 96, 75 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

  5. A tank is 16 m long, 11 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  6. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2700 at 5% per year for 3 years.

  7. In a class of 316 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

  8. Rs. 656 is divided between two friends in the ratio 9 : 7. How much does each get?

  9. 3 friends share a bill of Rs. 48 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 2. How much does each friend pay in all?

  10. Find the simple interest on Rs. 400 at 2% per year for 2 years.

  11. A student scored 60, 92, 54, 83, 56 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

  12. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 300 and sells it for Rs. 250. What is the loss?

  13. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1600 at 4% per year for 5 years.

  14. A train covers 325 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  15. 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?

  16. In a class of 140 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

  17. A tank is 16 m long, 4 m wide and 8 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  18. 7 friends share a bill of Rs. 560 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 10. How much does each friend pay in all?

  19. Rs. 78 is divided between two friends in the ratio 8 : 5. How much does each get?

  20. A tank is 9 m long, 5 m wide and 9 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

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