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3.  Mrs Aggarwal purchased some vegetables and fruits from the market and was given
                  the following bill.

                                                                                Bill No. 25
                      CHUNU FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
                                                                            Date: 30 May 2016
                                                                                           Amount
                   S. No.          Item             Quantity          Price (in `)
                                                                                             `   p
                      1.   Mangoes                     2 kg         ____________           110.00

                      2.   Peaches                    1½ kg         ____________           129.75
                      3.   Tomatoes                    2 kg         ____________             19.50
                      4.   Onions                     500 g         ____________             15.00

                      5.   Potatoes                    3 kg         ____________             36.75
                                             Total                                      ____________

                    Now answer the following questions.
                  (a)  Fill in the cost of 1 kg of each item in the price column.

                  (b)  How much would 2 kg of onion cost?
                   (c)  What is the total amount that Mrs Aggarwal needs to pay?

              4.  Dhir buys certain items for his birthday. The shopkeeper gives him the following bill.

                                                                                Bill No. 316
                                    GIFT SHOP                             Date: 3 January 2016

                                                                                           Amount
                   S. No.          Item             Quantity          Price (in `)
                                                                                             `   p
                      1.   Birthday Caps                12                15.25             228.75
                      2.   Decorations                  8                  9.50              76.50
                      3.   Popups                       5                 22.15             110.55

                                            Total                                          415.80

                   On checking the bill, Dhir finds some mistakes in the calculation. Identify the mistakes
                  and correct the bill.





                                          LET’S EVALUATE





              1.  Add.
                  (a)  2 h 45 min 20 s, 7 h 10 min 5 s and 3 h 18 min 15 s

                  (b)  ` 1,680.45, ` 2,143.21 and ` 3,024.75
                   (c)  5 h 20 min 15 s and 8 h 36 min 58 s



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