Podar International School, Chinchwad
Practice Sheet
Comparing Quantities(Grade VIII)
1. Suppose for the principal P, rate R% and time T, the simple interest is S and
compound interest is C. Consider the possibilities.
(i) C > S
(ii) C = S
(iii) C < S Then:
(a) only (i) is correct.
(b) either (i) or (ii) is correct.
(c) either (ii) or (iii) is correct.
(d) only (iii) is correct.
2. Suppose a certain sum doubles in 2 years at r % rate of simple interest per
annum or at R% rate of interest per annum compounded annually. We have
(a) r < R
(b) R < r
(c) R = r
(d) can’t be decided
3. The compound interest on Rs 50,000 at 4% per annum for 2 years compounded
annually is
(a) Rs 4,000 (b) Rs 4,080 (c) Rs 4,280 (d) Rs 4,050
4. If the marked price of an article is Rs 1,200, and the discount is 12%, then the
selling price of the article is
(a) Rs 1,056 (b) Rs 1,344 (c) Rs 1,212 (d) Rs 1,188
5. If 90% of x is 315 km, then the value of x is
(a) 325 km (b) 350 km (c) 350 m (d) 325 m
6. To gain 25% after allowing a discount of 10%, the shopkeeper must mark the
price of the article, which costs him Rs 360 as
(a) Rs 500 (b) Rs 450 (c) Rs 460 (d) Rs 486
7. If a % is the discount percent on a marked price x, then discount is
(a) (x/a) × 100 (b) (a/x) × 100 (c) x × (a/100) (d) 100/(x × a)
8. The marked price of an article is Rs 80, and it is sold at Rs 76, then the
discount rate is:
(a) 5% (b) 95% (c) 10% (d) appx. 11%
9. A bought a tape recorder for Rs 8,000 and sold it to B. B in turn sold it to C,
each earning a profit of 20%. Which of the following is true:
(a) A and B earn the same profit. (b) A earns more profit than B. (c) A earns less
profit than B. (d) Cannot be decided.
10. Latika bought a teapot for Rs 120 and a set of cups for Rs 400. She sold
teapot at a profit of 5% and cups at a loss of 5%. The amount received by her is:
(a) Rs 494 (b) Rs 546 (c) Rs 506 (d) Rs 534
11. A jacket was sold for Rs 1,120 after allowing a discount of 20%. The marked
price of the jacket is:
(a) Rs 1440 (b) Rs 1400 (c) Rs 960 (d) Rs 866.66
12. The original price of a washing machine which was bought for Rs 13,500
inclusive of 8% GST, is:
(a) Rs 12,420 (b) Rs 14,580 (c) Rs 12,500 (d) Rs 13,492
13. Avinash bought an electric iron for Rs 900 and sold it at a gain of 10%. He sold
another electric iron at 5% loss which was bought for Rs 1200. On the
transaction, he has a:
(a) Profit of Rs 75 (b) Loss of Rs 75 (c) Profit of Rs 30 (d) Loss of Rs 30
14. A TV set was bought for Rs 26,250, including 5% GST. The original price of the
TV set is
(a) Rs 27,562.50 (b) Rs 25,000 (c) Rs 24,937.50 (d) Rs 26,245
15. 40% of [100 – 20% of 300] is equal to:
(a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 140 (d) 64
16. In a day Palak reads 125 pages of a book out of 500 pages.
a .What is the ratio of the number of pages read to the total number of pages in
the book?
b. What is the percentage of total pages has she read?
17. 75 kg of fertilizer contains 16% of chemical A, 40% of chemical B and the rest
is chemical C. Find the quantity of chemicals A, B and C in the fertilizer.
18. Ravi bought an old almirah for rs. 7500. He spent rs. 1000 on it for repairs and
rs. 300 on it for polishing. Later he sold the almirah for rs. 10,000. Find his gain or
loss percentage.
19. A man sells two articles for ` 3696 each. On one article, he makes gain of 12%
and on the other he had a loss of 12%. Find his gain or loss percentage on the
entire transaction.
20. A shopkeeper sold a dress for ` 1152, and had a loss of 4%. What should be
the selling price, if he wants to make a profit of 9%?
21.The selling price of 25 lemons is the same as the cost price of 30 lemons. Find
the profit % or loss %.
22.A man sold two paintings at `1848 each. On one he gains 20% and on the other
he loses 20% . How much does he gain or lose in the whole transaction?
23. Find the rate of discount, when the marked price is ` 900 and selling price is `
810.
24. Find the selling price, when the marked price is ` 550 and discount is 15%.
25. A dealer sold an article for ` 2225 after allowing a discount of 11% on its
marked price. Find the marked price of the article.
26. A shopkeeper marks his goods at 18% above the cost price and offers a
discount of 12%. Find his percentage profit.
27.An article costs ` 481.15. If the shopkeeper gives a discount of 15%, then find
the selling price of the article.
28. Abhishek buys goods worth ` 8200. If the rate of GST is 18%, find the total
amount to be paid by Abhishek.
29. Richa bought a shirt for ` 945 including 8% tax. Find the marked price (without
tax) of the shirt.
30. Sameer bought a washing machine costing `25,000 at a 10% discount. If the
rate of GST is 28%, what will be the final amount that Sameer has to pay for the
washing machine?
31.Calculate the simple interest on ` 1200 for 2 years at 7% per annum.
32. Ajay deposits ` 1000 in a bank for 2 years at the rate of 10% per annum. Find
the amount he receives after 2 years if interest is compounded annually.
33. Jia invests ` 4,500 for 2 years at the rate of 10% p.a. compound interest. Find
a . the sum due to Jia at the end of the first year.
b. the interest she earns for the second year.
34. Calculate the amount and the compound interest on a sum of ` 1000 at 10%
p.a. compounded annually for 3 years.
35. Calculate the amount and the compound interest on a sum of ` 6250 at 8 %
p.a. compounded annually for 2 years.
36. Alisha borrows ` 10,000 at 7% per annum for 2 years at simple interest and
Dhruv borrows the same amount for the same time period at 7% per annum,
compounded annually. Who pays more interest and by how much?
37. Find the principal which will amount to ` 6615 in 2 years at the rate of 5% p.a.
per annum compounded annually.
38. The compound interest on ` 15,000 at the rate of 8% per annum for a certain
period of time is ` 2496. Find the time in years.
39. At what rate percent will a sum of ` 16,000 amount to ` 21,160 in 2 years when
the interest is compounded yearly?
40. The present population of a city is 7,20,000. The rate of increase of population
is 6% p.a. What will be the population of the city after 2 years?
41. Ajay bought a new computer for ` 45,000. Its value depreciates by 14% every
year. What will be its value after 2 years?
42. There are 50,000 bacteria in a test tube. The bacteria are reproducing at the
rate of 30% per hour . Calculate the number of bacteria in the test tube after 3
hours.
Fill in the blanks
1. ________ is a reduction on the marked price of the article.
2. Discount = _______-_______.
3. Discount = Discount % of ________
4. ________ expenses are the additional expenses incurred by a buyer for an
item over and above its cost of purchase.
5. The marked price of an article when it is sold for Rs. 880 after a discount of
12% is ______
6. By selling an article for Rs 1,12,000, a girl gains 40%. The cost price of the
article was _______
7. The cost price of 10 tables is equal to the sale price of 5 tables. The profit
per cent in this transaction is _____
