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STORY SUMS

Raju placed 828 exercise books equally in 9 shelves. H T O
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How many exercise books were placed on each shelf? 9 8 2 8

Total number of books = 828 – 8 1

Number of shelves = 9 1 8

Number of books on each shelf = 828 ÷ 9 = 92 – 1 8

So, the number of books on each shelf is 92. 0

11 Solve the following.

(a) Sophie has a ribbon of length 96 cm. How many
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pieces of length cm each can she cut out from
this?

(b) The price of 1 pen is ` 6. How many pens can be
purchased for ` 966?

(c) The cost of 6 dolls is ` 720. Find the cost

of 1 doll.

(d) A group of 635 students was divided into 5
groups. How many students were there in each
group?

(e) Radha is reading a 336-page book. She is able to
read only 7 pages everyday. In how many days
will she finish reading the entire book?

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