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Level 3 · Classes 2 to 8 · Sheet 8286572

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

  1. A train covers 140 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  2. 3 shirts cost Rs. 340 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  3. A tank is 17 m long, 15 m wide and 9 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  4. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 600 and sells it for Rs. 560. What is the loss?

  5. A train covers 170 km in 5 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  6. A train covers 126 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  7. 4 friends share a bill of Rs. 64 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 2. How much does each friend pay in all?

  8. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 910 and sells it for Rs. 840. What is the loss?

  9. Rs. 156 is divided between two friends in the ratio 6 : 7. How much does each get?

  10. A tank is 17 m long, 12 m wide and 11 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  11. A train covers 164 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  12. In a class of 156 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

  13. Rs. 180 is divided between two friends in the ratio 9 : 9. How much does each get?

  14. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2200 at 2% per year for 2 years.

  15. A student scored 73, 87, 62, 58, 59, 75 in 6 tests. What is the average score?

  16. Rs. 215 is divided between two friends in the ratio 2 : 3. How much does each get?

  17. In a class of 25 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

  18. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 860 and sells it for Rs. 710. What is the loss?

  19. A train covers 70 km in 2 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  20. A train covers 224 km in 8 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

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