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Level 3 · Classes 2 to 8 · Sheet 8996960

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  1. A train covers 420 km in 7 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  2. In a class of 80 students, 20% are girls. How many boys are there?

  3. A tank is 12 m long, 11 m wide and 8 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  4. A train covers 675 km in 9 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  5. Rs. 80 is divided between two friends in the ratio 9 : 7. How much does each get?

  6. Rs. 598 is divided between two friends in the ratio 5 : 8. How much does each get?

  7. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 430 and sells it for Rs. 480. What is the profit?

  8. 7 shirts cost Rs. 200 each. A discount of 25% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  9. A tank is 15 m long, 13 m wide and 4 m deep. How many cubic metres of water can it hold?

  10. In a class of 145 students, 40% are girls. How many boys are there?

  11. 5 friends share a bill of Rs. 320 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 8. How much does each friend pay in all?

  12. In a class of 56 students, 25% are girls. How many boys are there?

  13. A train covers 220 km in 4 hours at a steady speed. What is its speed in km per hour?

  14. 6 friends share a bill of Rs. 144 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 3. How much does each friend pay in all?

  15. Rs. 825 is divided between two friends in the ratio 7 : 8. How much does each get?

  16. Find the simple interest on Rs. 1000 at 8% per year for 1 years.

  17. A shopkeeper buys a bag for Rs. 270 and sells it for Rs. 360. What is the profit?

  18. 6 friends share a bill of Rs. 528 equally, and each also gives a tip of Rs. 11. How much does each friend pay in all?

  19. 10 shirts cost Rs. 960 each. A discount of 10% is given on the total bill. What is the amount to pay?

  20. Rs. 660 is divided between two friends in the ratio 8 : 4. How much does each get?

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