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LET’S EVALUATE

1. A shopkeeper sold a mobile phone to Sunny for ` 5,500, thus making a profit of ` 150.
What was the cost price of the mobile phone?

2. The cost price of a washing machine is ` 35,650. The shopkeeper sold it for ` 32,000.
Find his loss or profit.
3. Sandeep imported a car whose cost price was ` 9,75,000. The shipping charges were
` 80,000 and other charges were ` 3,000. He then sold the car for ` 13,84,750. Find
his profit or loss.

4. Rahul earns ` 2,75,616 in a year. What is the monthly income?
5. The cost of 1 kg wheat is ` 28.25. What is the cost of 3.5 kg wheat?

6. Sagar and Ravi went separately to the weekly market with their mothers to purchase
fruits and vegetables. They bought the following items at different prices. Who bought
the items cheaper?

Item Sagar Ravi

Potatoes 2 kg for ` 24 2½ kg for ` 26

Onions 2½ kg for ` 30 3 kg for ` 40

Tomatoes 1½ kg for ` 28 2 kg for ` 28

Apples 1 kg for ` 85 1½ kg for ` 85

Oranges 3 dozen for ` 60 2 dozen for ` 40

7. Uma purchases 2 storybooks every week. How many storybooks does she have at the
end of a year?

VALUES AND LIFE SKILLS

1. Arushi reads 210 pages of a book in a week. How many pages of the book will she
read in 15 days? Why is reading books a good habit?
2. A gardener buys 6 flowerpots for ` 312. How many flowerpots can he buy for ` 676?
Why do we grow plants in our homes?

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