DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL BANGALORE - EAST

MATHEMATICS
COMPARING QUANTITIES
NAME: __________ CLASS: VIII SEC: _____ DATE: _______

Choose the correct option.

1. A number exceeds 20% of itself by 40. The number is:
a) 50 b) 60 c) 80 d) 320
2. In an examination 42 % students failed in Hindi and 52 % failed in English. If 17 %
failed in both the subjects, the percentage of these who passed in both the subjects, is:
a) 23 % b) 27 % c) 34 % d) 40 %
3. By selling a watch for ₹ 1140, a shopkeeper lost 5 %. In order to gain 5 %, the watch
must be sold for:
a) ₹1311 b) ₹1197 c) ₹1254 d) ₹1260
4. Find 135 % of 80 cm.
a) 10800 m b)10.8 m c) 1.08 m d) 108m
5. If the cost price of 10 shirts is equal to the selling price of 8 shirts, then which of the
following is true for the transaction?
a) Profit of 25% b) Loss of 25% c) Profit of 20% d) Loss of 20%
Fill in the blanks.
6. The value of a machine depreciates every year by 10%, Its value after 2 years will be
___________ if its present value is ₹50,000?
7. 12% of x is 18, x is equal to ______________
8. X × 15 = 37.5 % of 220. X= ______________
Solve the following.
9. A shopkeeper bought 2 shirts for ₹1300. He sold one shirt at a profit of 20% and the other
shirt at a loss of 12%. If selling price of both shirts is same, find the cost price of each
shirt.
10. David purchased a pair of shoes for ₹441 including value added tax. If the sales price of
the shoes is ₹420 find the rate of value added tax.
11. A man loses 20 % of his money. He spends 25% of the rest and has ₹ 528 left with him.
How much money he had in the beginning?
12. A shopkeeper bought two TV sets at ₹ 10000 each. He sold one at a profit of 10 % and
another at a loss of 10 %, Find his total profit or loss.
13. Mr. Gupta invested ₹12000 in company at compound interest compounded half yearly.
After 18 months he received ₹15972 from the company. Find the rate of interest per
annum?
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14. Find the compound interest on ₹ 1500 for 2 years at 10 % per annum, when the interest
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is payable annually.
15. Simple interest on a certain sum of money for 3 years at 5% per annum is ₹ 5250. What
will be the compound interest on that sum at the same rate for same period?
16. Malvika gets 98 marks in her exams. This amounts to 56 % of the total marks. What are
the maximum marks?
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17. Find the compound interest on ₹16000 for 3 years at 12 % per annum compounded
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annually.
18. In a factory, women are 35% of all the workers, the rest of the workers being men. The
number of men exceeds that of women by 252. Find the total number of workers in the
factory.
19. A customer bought an air conditioner for ₹15,200 and spent ₹300 and ₹500 on its
transportation and repair respectively. At what price should he sell it to make a gain of
15%?
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20. Find the amount that Dravid would receive if he invests ₹8192 for 18 months at 12 %
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per annum, the interest being compounded half yearly.

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