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Level 3 · Classes 2 to 8 · Sheet 7568356

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

  1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2100 at 8% per year for 4 years.

  2. In a class of 35 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

  3. A train covers 260 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  4. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 560 and sells it for Rs. 440. What is the loss?

  5. Rs. 340 is divided between two friends in the ratio 4 : 6. How much does each get?

  6. 8 shirts cost Rs. 860 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  7. 4 shirts cost Rs. 820 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  8. 5 shirts cost Rs. 400 each. A discount of 20% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  9. Rs. 285 is divided between two friends in the ratio 6 : 9. How much does each get?

  10. Rs. 517 is divided between two friends in the ratio 3 : 8. How much does each get?

  11. 5 shirts cost Rs. 560 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  12. Find the simple interest on Rs. 100 at 4% per year for 3 years.

  13. In a class of 100 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

  14. 6 friends share a bill of Rs. 576 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 12. How much does each friend pay in all?

  15. A tank is 15 m long, 4 m wide and 6 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  16. A student scored 62, 81, 45, 56, 44, 78 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

  17. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 550 and sells it for Rs. 450. What is the loss?

  18. Find the simple interest on Rs. 400 at 6% per year for 2 years.

  19. A tank is 6 m long, 9 m wide and 4 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  20. A tank is 6 m long, 8 m wide and 4 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

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