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Level 3 · Classes 2 to 8 · Sheet 2875773

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

  1. A train covers 324 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  2. In a class of 172 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

  3. A tank is 15 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. 300 and sells it for Rs. 230. What is the loss?

  5. A student scored 53, 49, 54, 80 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

  6. A tank is 9 m long, 5 m wide and 12 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  7. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 144 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 2. How much does each friend pay in all?

  8. Find the simple interest on Rs. 400 at 4% per year for 3 years.

  9. Rs. 336 is divided between two friends in the ratio 5 : 7. How much does each get?

  10. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 580 and sells it for Rs. 470. What is the loss?

  11. A tank is 19 m long, 14 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  12. Find the simple interest on Rs. 300 at 2% per year for 1 years.

  13. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 360 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 5. How much does each friend pay in all?

  14. 6 friends share a bill of Rs. 240 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 5. How much does each friend pay in all?

  15. In a class of 370 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

  16. A tank is 11 m long, 12 m wide and 4 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  17. In a class of 176 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

  18. 7 friends share a bill of Rs. 616 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 11. How much does each friend pay in all?

  19. A tank is 14 m long, 15 m wide and 7 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  20. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2100 at 5% per year for 3 years.

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