Post Office

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Post Office: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Postal Rates Chart, Relation between Weight and Cost, Word Problems on Postal Rates, Making Stamps of needed Value and, Use of Weight in Post Office

Important Questions on Post Office

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The postal rate for 800 g of parcel is 500 . Find the rate for 100 g of parcel.

Note your observation.

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The postal rate for 800 g of letter is 150 . Find the rate for 100 g of letters.

Note your observation.

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The postal rate for 100 g of parcel is 50 . Find the rate for 800 g of parcel.

Note your observation.

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The postal rate for 100 g of letter is 12 . Find the rate for 800 g of letters.

Note your observation.

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POSTAL RATES

Postal Items

Postal Rates (in Rs)

Single Post Card 0.50
Printed Post Card 6.00
Inland Letter 2.50

Letter weighing -

  1.  20 grams or less
  2. For every additional 20 grams

 

5.002.00

Parcel weighing -

  1. 50 grams or less
  2. For every additional 50 grams

 

5.003.00

How much will you have to pay for stamps on a parcel weighing 150 grams?

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Postal rates are higher for heavier items.

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POSTAL RATES

Postal Items

Postal Rates (in Rs)

Single Post Card 0.50
Printed Post Card 6.00
Inland Letter 2.50

Letter weighing -

  1.  20 grams or less
  2. For every additional 20 grams

 

5.002.00

Parcel weighing -

  1. 50 grams or less
  2. For every additional 50 grams

 

5.003.00

How much will you have to pay for stamps on a letter weighing 60 grams?

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John has the following stamps:

Number of stamps

Cost for each

13 3
10 2
5 5

Calculate the total cost of postal stamps John has.

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Rishi needs stamps for 35 rupees for his parcel. He went to the post office. Only stamps of Rs 1 ,Rs 2 ,Rs 5 and Rs 10 were there at that time.

Can you show four different ways to make it?

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Rishi needs stamps for 20 rupees for his parcel. He went to the post office. Only stamps of Rs 2 and Rs 5 were there at that time.

Can you show four different ways to make it?

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Iqbal needs stamps of 25 for his parcel. He went to the post office. Only stamps of 1,25, and10 were there at that time. Using those stamps in how many different ways can he make 25?

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Look at the postal rates given in the chart.

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Read the weight shown in the picture. Find out the cost of sending a parcel of that weight.

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Parcel weight = _____ 

Cost of stamps = _____

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Waseem wants to send a parcel of the Merry Maths textbook to his friend Rani in Chennai. The book weighs 200 g. See the chart of posting the book in() .

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Look at the postal rates given in the chart.

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How much will you have to pay for stamps on a letter weighing 50 grams (in )?

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How much does an Inland letter cost?

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(Write the final answer numeral only in the box without unit.)

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How much does a post card cost?

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What different things do people go post office for?

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Avi needs stamps of 10 for his parcel. He went to the post office. Only stamps of 1, 2, 5 and 10 were there at that time. Using those stamps in how many different ways can he make10 . Show any three different ways.

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Ravi needs stamps of 30 for his parcel. He went to the post office. Only stamps of 1, 2, 5 and 10 were there at that time. Using those stamps in how many different ways can he make30 . Show any three different ways.

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Abhinav needs stamps of 20 for his parcel. He went to the post office. Only stamps of 1, 2, 5 and 10 were there at that time. Using those stamps in how many different ways can he make20 . Show any three different ways.