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Level 3 · Classes 2 to 8 · Sheet 3346248

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

  1. A tank is 6 m long, 14 m wide and 5 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  2. A train covers 594 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  3. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 650 and sells it for Rs. 630. What is the loss?

  4. A train covers 116 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  5. Rs. 160 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 3. How much does each get?

  6. 6 friends share a bill of Rs. 480 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 10. How much does each friend pay in all?

  7. Find the simple interest on Rs. 3000 at 2% per year for 2 years.

  8. A tank is 8 m long, 7 m wide and 9 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  9. 8 friends share a bill of Rs. 128 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 2. How much does each friend pay in all?

  10. A tank is 7 m long, 6 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  11. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2700 at 8% per year for 3 years.

  12. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1200 at 5% per year for 5 years.

  13. 9 friends share a bill of Rs. 792 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 11. How much does each friend pay in all?

  14. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2800 at 2% per year for 3 years.

  15. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 900 and sells it for Rs. 790. What is the loss?

  16. 5 friends share a bill of Rs. 160 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 4. How much does each friend pay in all?

  17. Rs. 280 is divided between two friends in the ratio 7 : 3. How much does each get?

  18. In a class of 84 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

  19. Rs. 441 is divided between two friends in the ratio 4 : 5. How much does each get?

  20. Rs. 697 is divided between two friends in the ratio 9 : 8. How much does each get?

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