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Level 3 · Classes 2 to 8 · Sheet 308877

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

  1. A train covers 486 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  2. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1600 at 10% per year for 5 years.

  3. 8 shirts cost Rs. 560 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  4. 3 shirts cost Rs. 700 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  5. In a class of 390 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

  6. In a class of 190 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

  7. A tank is 10 m long, 5 m wide and 9 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  8. A train covers 147 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  9. A student scored 79, 66, 84, 48, 48 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

  10. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 490 and sells it for Rs. 400. What is the loss?

  11. A student scored 40, 81, 85, 77, 72 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

  12. 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?

  13. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 580 and sells it for Rs. 660. What is the profit?

  14. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 400 and sells it for Rs. 320. What is the loss?

  15. 6 friends share a bill of Rs. 336 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 7. How much does each friend pay in all?

  16. A train covers 219 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  17. 10 shirts cost Rs. 600 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  18. A train covers 294 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  19. A train covers 264 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  20. A train covers 105 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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