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Level 3 · Classes 2 to 8 · Sheet 8041005

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

  1. A train covers 146 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  2. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 320 and sells it for Rs. 270. What is the loss?

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

  4. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2400 at 8% per year for 3 years.

  5. 10 shirts cost Rs. 200 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  6. A train covers 74 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  7. Rs. 216 is divided between two friends in the ratio 3 : 5. How much does each get?

  8. A student scored 60, 67, 81, 48, 94 in 5 tests. What is the average score?

  9. A student scored 58, 52, 98, 45, 71, 78 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

  10. A tank is 11 m long, 12 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  11. A train covers 132 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  12. A tank is 18 m long, 13 m wide and 7 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  13. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1600 at 10% per year for 3 years.

  14. A train covers 290 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  15. 7 friends share a bill of Rs. 672 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 12. How much does each friend pay in all?

  16. 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?

  17. In a class of 270 students, 60% are girls. How many boys are there?

  18. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2900 at 5% per year for 3 years.

  19. A tank is 11 m long, 6 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  20. In a class of 228 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

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