CBSE Class 8 Mathematics Comparing Quantities Worksheet Set A

Question. If S.P. of an article is 4/3 of its C.P. What is the profit percentage in the transaction?
(A) (1/3)- %
(B) 20(1/2)%
(C) 33(1/3)%
(D) 25(1/2)%
Answer : C

Question. If 5% more is gained by selling an article for ₹ 350 than by selling it for ₹ 340, what is the cost of the article ?
(A) ₹ 50
(B) '₹ 160
(C) ₹ 200
(D) ₹ 225
Answer : C

Question. The C.L on a certain sum for 2 years is ₹ 410 and S.L is ₹400. What is the rate of interest per annum ?
(A) 10%
(C) 5%
(B) 8%
(D) 4%
Answer : C

Question. In what time will ₹1000 amount to ₹1331 at 10% p.a. compounded annually?
(A) 4 years
(B) 3 years
(C) 2 years
(D) 1 year
Answer : B

Question. A man bought 542 kg of sugar for ₹ 7560.90 and sold it so as to gain 20%.
What is the selling price per kilogram of sugar?
(A) ₹ 16.74
(C) ₹ 31.46
(B) ₹ 22.92
(D) ₹ 12.24
Answer : A

Question. In what time will a sum of ₹800 at 5% p.a. C.L amount to ₹882 ?
(A) 1 year
(B) 5 years
(C) 4 years
(D) 2 years
Answer : D

Question. The S.L on a sum of money for two years is ₹660, while C.L is ₹696.30, the rate of interest being the same in both the cases. Find the rate of interest
(A) 10%
(C) 12%
(B) 10(1/2)%
(D) 11%
Answer : D

Question. A trader marks his goods 30% above the ₹ cost price but makes a reduction of 6 4% on the marked price for ready money.
What is his gain percent ?
(A) 23.75%
(B) 23.25%
(C) 21.875%
(D) 20%
Answer : C

Question. Ravi sold an article to Sudhir at a profit of 6% who in turn sold it to Gopal at a loss of 5%. If Gopal paid ₹2014 for the article, find the cost price of the article for Ravi.
(A) ₹ 2020
(C) ₹ 1900
(B) ₹ 2000
(D) ₹ 2011
Answer : B

Question. If a merchant estimates his profit as 20% of the selling price, what is his real profit percent.
(A) 25%
(B) 20%
(C) 22%
(D) 30%
Answer : A

Question. Karuna bought a car for a certain sum of money. She spent 1 0% of the cost on repairs and sold the car for a profit of ₹11 000. How much did she spend on repairs, if she made a profit of 20% ?
(A) ₹ 4000
(C) ₹ 5500
(B) ₹ 4400
(D) ₹ 5000
Answer : D

Question. If the discount is 10%, what is the M.P of an item bought for ₹ 9 ?
(A) ₹ 11
(B) ₹ 10
(C) ₹ 8.1 0
(D) ₹ 12
Answer : B

Question. A pair of articles was bought for ₹ 37.40 at a discount of 15%. What was the marked price of each of the articles?
(A) ₹ 11
(B) ₹ 22
(C) ₹ 33
(D) ₹ 44
Answer : B

Question. A shopkeeper fixes the M.P. of an item 35% above its C.P. What is the percentage of discount allowed to gain 8%?
(A) 43%
(B) 30%
(C) 20%
(D) 31%
Answer : C

Question. What will be the list price of an article which is sold for ₹ y after giving a discount of x% ?
(A) 100y/100 - x
(C) 100y/1-(X/100)
(B) 100y/1 - x
(D) 100 - x/100 - y
Answer : A

Question. The selling price of 4 articles is the same as the C.P of 5 articles. What is the profit percent?
(A) 25%
(B) 20%
(C) 18%
(D) 15%
Answer : A

Question. By selling 20 mangoes, a person recovers the price of 25 mangoes. What is the profit percentage ?
(A} 20%
(B) 25%
(C) 27.5%
(D) 22.5%
Answer : B

Question. What is a single discount equivalent to a series discount of 20%, 10% and 5% ?
(A) 81%
(B) 31.4%
(C) 31.6%
(D) 32%
Answer : C

Very Short Answer type Questions

Question. Two number are in the ratio 3 : 4 and their sum is 84. Find the numbers.
Answer : 36, 48

Question. Find the ratio of 5 paise to Rs. 25.
Answer : 1 : 500

Question. Find the discount percent when marked price is Rs. 900 and selling price is Rs. 873.
Answer : 3%

Question. The cost price of 10 pencils is equal to the selling price of 8 pencils. What is the profit percentage?
Answer : 25%

Question. Radhika earned Rs. 16,000 in a month. She saves 20% of her income. How much does she spend?
Answer : Rs. 12,800

Question. What will be difference between compound interest and simple interest on Rs. 2000 at 10% for 2 years.
Answer : Rs. 20

Question. Find the amount Preeti has to pay to the bank after 2 years at 4% per annum on Rs.625. If the Interest is compounded annually.
Answer : Rs. 676

Question. Mrs. Sunita has got 20% increase in her salary. If her salary was Rs. 18000. What will be her new salary?
Answer : Rs. 21,600

Question. In how much time will a sum of money double itself, if invested at 5% simple interest per annum.
Answer : 20 years

Question. Find the ratio of 15 min. to 1 hour.
Answer : 1 : 4

Question. The cost price of a table is Rs. 1500 and gain is 12% what is its selling price.
Answer : Rs. 1680

Question. Convert the ratio 1:4 into percent.
Answer : 25%

Question. The list price of washing machine is Rs. 26,000. A discount of 10% was given by the shopkeeper to attract the customers. How much money does one has to pay?
Answer : Rs. 23,400

Question. The cost of 6 pens is Rs. 72. What would be the cost of 10 such pens?
Answer : Rs. 120

Question. The price of a computer is Rs. 48,000. The sales tax charged was 4%, what is the amount to be payed by Mr. Gupta?
Answer : Rs. 49,920

Question. 25% of x = 250. Find x.
Answer : 1000

Question. Which is more : (90% of 800) or (70% of 1100)?
Answer : (70% of 1100)

Question. Vijay has bought a motor bike for Rs. 32,400 including 8% VAT. What is the price of motorbike before VAT.
Answer : Rs. 30,000

Question. Express 4/25 as a percentage.
Answer : 16%

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