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Level 3 · Classes 2 to 8 · Sheet 356948

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  1. A train covers 400 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  2. Find the simple interest on Rs. 900 at 5% per year for 2 years.

  3. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 620 and sells it for Rs. 730. What is the profit?

  4. In a class of 170 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

  5. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2100 at 5% per year for 2 years.

  6. Rs. 234 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 7. How much does each get?

  7. 8 friends share a bill of Rs. 320 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 5. How much does each friend pay in all?

  8. Rs. 156 is divided between two friends in the ratio 6 : 6. How much does each get?

  9. A train covers 330 km in 6 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  10. 6 friends share a bill of Rs. 192 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 4. How much does each friend pay in all?

  11. 6 shirts cost Rs. 460 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  12. A tank is 10 m long, 11 m wide and 12 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  13. In a class of 95 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

  14. In a class of 260 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

  15. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 890 and sells it for Rs. 960. What is the profit?

  16. A student scored 88, 97, 72, 79, 99 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

  17. Find the simple interest on Rs. 800 at 10% per year for 4 years.

  18. In a class of 280 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

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

  20. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 350 and sells it for Rs. 420. What is the profit?

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