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Level 3 · Classes 2 to 8 · Sheet 5779199

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  1. In a class of 215 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

  2. In a class of 30 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

  3. A train covers 248 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  4. A train covers 231 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  5. 11 shirts cost Rs. 760 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  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. Find the simple interest on Rs. 700 at 8% per year for 3 years.

  8. 4 friends share a bill of Rs. 352 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 11. How much does each friend pay in all?

  9. A tank is 13 m long, 5 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  10. 6 shirts cost Rs. 860 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  11. Rs. 490 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 8. How much does each get?

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

  13. In a class of 88 students, 75% are girls. How many boys are there?

  14. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1100 at 2% per year for 3 years.

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

  16. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 790 and sells it for Rs. 720. What is the loss?

  17. 10 shirts cost Rs. 240 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  18. A train covers 560 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  19. Find the simple interest on Rs. 3000 at 4% per year for 1 years.

  20. A train covers 189 km in 3 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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