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A car travels 120 km at a speed of 60 km/h. Find the time taken.A rectangle is 8 m long and 5 m wide. Find its area.A garden is 12 m long and 9 m wide. Find its perimeter.Find the simple interest on 500 dollars at 5 percent per year for 2 years.A shirt priced at 50 dollars is sold at a 20 percent discount. Find the sale price.A shopkeeper buys a toy for 40 dollars and sells it for 52 dollars. Find the profit percentage.Divide 600 dollars between two friends in the ratio 2 to 3.A pipe fills a tank in 4 hours. Another fills it in 6 hours. How long will both take together?Find the average of 12, 18, 24, and 30.Find the volume of a box that is 4 cm long, 3 cm wide, and 2 cm high.A train travels 300 km in 5 hours. Find its average speed.A recipe needs 2 cups of flour for 12 cookies. How much flour for 30 cookies?3 workers can build a wall in 6 days. How many days for 6 workers?A number increased by 15 percent gives 138. Find the original number.The sum of two numbers is 45 and their difference is 9. Find the numbers.