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Level 3 · Classes 2 to 8 · Sheet 466825

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  1. A train covers 160 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  2. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1000 at 8% per year for 2 years.

  3. A student scored 77, 60, 40, 79 in 4 tests. What is the average score?

  4. A tank is 18 m long, 5 m wide and 5 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  5. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 230 and sells it for Rs. 270. What is the profit?

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

  7. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 650 and sells it for Rs. 760. What is the profit?

  8. A student scored 45, 74, 90, 74, 77 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

  9. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 240 and sells it for Rs. 390. What is the profit?

  10. A tank is 9 m long, 4 m wide and 8 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  11. 7 friends share a bill of Rs. 280 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 5. How much does each friend pay in all?

  12. 6 shirts cost Rs. 780 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  13. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2500 at 6% per year for 1 years.

  14. In a class of 224 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

  15. In a class of 200 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

  16. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 610 and sells it for Rs. 560. What is the loss?

  17. Rs. 615 is divided between two friends in the ratio 9 : 6. How much does each get?

  18. A tank is 16 m long, 15 m wide and 5 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  19. In a class of 230 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

  20. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 980 and sells it for Rs. 890. What is the loss?

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