DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL GHAZIABAD
VASUNDHARA
REVISITING WORKSHEET ( UI -4 )
SESSION 2024-2025
Comparing Quantities & Direct and Inverse Proportions
GRADE: VIII SUBJECT - Mathematics ( 21.2.25)
Section A
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS(Justify your answers)
1. If ‘x’ and ‘y’ are in a direct proportion then which of the following is correct?
(i) x – y = constant (ii) x + y = constant (iii) x × y = constant(iv) x/y = constant.
2. If an increase in one quantity brings about a corresponding decrease in the other and
vice versa, then the two quantities vary:
(i) directly (ii) inversely
(iii) sometimes directly and sometimes inversely (iv) none of these.
3. If ‘A’ can finish a work in ‘n’ days then part of work finished in 1 day is:
(i) 1 – n (ii) 1/n (iii) n – 1 (iv) none of these
4. “If speed is more then time to cover a fixed distance would be less”. This is a case of:
(i) inverse variation (ii) direct variation (ii) direct variation (iv) none of the above.
5. If an article sold for Rs 100 then there is a gain of Rs 20, which of the following is the
gain percent?
(i) 25% (ii) 22% (iii) 20% (iv) 16 . %
6. On which value the VAT of a product is calculated?
(i) s.p. (ii) c.p. (iii) market price (iv)none of these
Section B
Q1 Assertion (A): The ratio of 5 cm to 1 m is 1:20.
Reason(R): A ratio can be defined as the comparison between two numbers having same
unit to find out how much bigger is first number with second number.
Q2 Assertion (A): The fraction 4/5 when changed to percentage it becomes 80%.
Reason(R): A fraction represents a part of a whole or, more generally, any number of
equal parts
Q3 Assertion (A) –8 g of sandal wood cost Rs 40. 10 g costs Rs 50
Reasons (R) –A direct proportion shows the direct relation between two quantities
Q4 Assertion (A) –A boy runs 1 km in 10 minutes. Then He will take 6 minutes to ran 600 m
Reasons (R) –A direct proportion shows the direct relation between two quantities
Section C
Q1 Out of her total income, Mrs. Gupta spends 20 % on house rent and 70 % of the rest on
household expenses. If she saves Rs. 1800, what is her total income?
Q2 The scale of a map is given as 1:30000000. Two cities are 4 cm apart on the map. Find the
actual distance between them.
Q3 In a model of a ship, the mast is 9 cm high, while the mast of the actual ship is 12 m high.
If the length of the ship is 28 m, how long is the model ship?
Q4 Two times a number is a 100% increase in the number. If we take half the number what
the decrease in per cent would be?
Q5 If a box of sweets is divided among 24 children, they will get 5 sweets each. How many
would each get, if the number of the children is reduced by 4?
Q6 A number is increased by 20% and then it is decreased by 20%. Find the net increase or
decrease per cent.
Q7 A person has money to buy 25 cycles worth Rs. 500 each. How many cycles he will be
able to buy if each cycle is costing Rs. 125 more?
Q8 .A watch was bought for ₹ 2,700 including 8% VAT. Find its price before the VAT was
added.
Q9 Mahima bought a washing machine for Rs 6867 including 9% GST. Find the price before
GST was added.
Q10 Swaraj runs at a speed of 35 km/hr and completes a race in 16 minutes. If Rajan’s speed
is 32km/hr, in how much time will he complete the race?
Q11 On Sunday, 845 people went to the zoo. On Monday, only 169 people went. What is the
per cent decrease in the number of people visiting the zoo on Monday?
Q12 1200 soldiers in a fort had enough food for 28 days. After 4 days, some soldiers were
transferred to another fort and thus the food lasted now for 32 more days. How many
soldiers left the fort?
Q13 The weight of 3 bags of rice is 92kg. Find:
(i) The weight of 15 bags of rice
(ii) How many bags will weigh 322kg.
Q14 If Chameli had ₹600 left after spending 75% of her money, how much did she have in the
beginning?
Q15 Three spraying machines working together can finish painting a house in 60 minutes. How
long will it take for 5 machines of the same capacity to do the same job?
Q16 A bakery sells 250 loaves of bread per day. If the sales increase by 12%, how many loaves
are sold now?
Q17 A vertical pole 5 m 60 cm high casts a shadow 3 m 20 cm long. Find at the same time:
(i) The length of shadow cast by another pole 10 m 50 cm high.
(ii) The height of a pole which casts a shadow 5m long.
Q18 Calculate the amount and compound interest on ₹ 10,800 for 3 years at 12½ % per annum
compounded annually.
Q19 The value of a machine is depreciated every year by 5%. If the present value of the
machine be Rs 100000, what will be its value after 2 years?
Q20 Fabina borrows ₹ 12,500 at 12% per annum for 3 years at simple interest, and Radha
borrows the same amount for the same time period at 10% per annum, compounded
annually. Who pays more interest, and by how much?
