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Level 3 · Classes 2 to 8 · Sheet 536841

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

  1. In a class of 345 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

  2. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2400 at 2% per year for 5 years.

  3. A train covers 312 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  4. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 730 and sells it for Rs. 860. What is the profit?

  5. Rs. 540 is divided between two friends in the ratio 9 : 6. How much does each get?

  6. A tank is 19 m long, 14 m wide and 8 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  7. In a class of 184 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

  8. 6 shirts cost Rs. 900 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  9. 9 shirts cost Rs. 600 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  10. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 410 and sells it for Rs. 550. What is the profit?

  11. 3 friends share a bill of Rs. 240 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 10. How much does each friend pay in all?

  12. Rs. 450 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 7. How much does each get?

  13. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1400 at 8% per year for 1 years.

  14. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 260 and sells it for Rs. 380. What is the profit?

  15. 8 friends share a bill of Rs. 256 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 4. How much does each friend pay in all?

  16. In a class of 360 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

  17. A train covers 296 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  18. In a class of 355 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

  19. 3 friends share a bill of Rs. 168 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 7. How much does each friend pay in all?

  20. A train covers 140 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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