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Level 3 · Classes 2 to 8 · Sheet 4055707

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  1. In a class of 12 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

  2. A train covers 240 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  3. A student scored 49, 98, 46, 71 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

  4. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 700 and sells it for Rs. 780. What is the profit?

  5. A tank is 20 m long, 14 m wide and 7 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  6. 8 friends share a bill of Rs. 192 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 3. How much does each friend pay in all?

  7. A tank is 6 m long, 12 m wide and 4 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  8. 8 friends share a bill of Rs. 768 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 12. How much does each friend pay in all?

  9. A train covers 360 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  10. 9 shirts cost Rs. 780 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  11. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 680 and sells it for Rs. 610. What is the loss?

  12. 10 shirts cost Rs. 1040 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  13. A tank is 16 m long, 13 m wide and 9 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  14. 12 shirts cost Rs. 300 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  15. 4 shirts cost Rs. 800 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  16. A train covers 288 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  17. Rs. 500 is divided between two friends in the ratio 8 : 2. How much does each get?

  18. A student scored 48, 82, 66, 61, 82, 87 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

  19. 4 friends share a bill of Rs. 192 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 6. How much does each friend pay in all?

  20. Find the simple interest on Rs. 3000 at 10% per year for 2 years.

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