CBSE 8th-Mathematics Worksheet- Comparing Quantities/Percentages-2

Answer the following:

1. A man sold two articles at Rs 25920 each. These were sold at 8% gain and 4% loss respectively. Find the gain or loss present in the whole transaction.

2. The discount per cent is calculated on the _________ price of an article.

3. A shirt with marked price Rs 1500 was sold to a customer for Rs 1080. Find the rate of discount allowed on the shirt.

4. If M.P = Rs 650 and discount = 10% Find Sale Price

5. Reena offers a discount of 20% on all the items at her shop and still makes a profit of 12%. What is the cost price of an article marked at Rs 280?

6. What price should a shopkeeper mark on an article that costs him Rs 600 to gain 20%, after allowing a discount of 10%

7. Sana bought a product for Rs 3,155 including 4.5% sales tax. Find the price before tax was added.

8. Priya purchased a toy for Rs 660 including sales tax. If the rate of sales tax is 10%, find the selling price of the toy

9. Arun buys a book costing Rs 600. If the rate of sales tax is 7%, then what is the total amount payable by him?

10. Shreya bought medicines from a medical store as prescribed by her doctor for Rs 36.40 including 4% VAT. Find the price before VAT was added.

11. Find the difference between Compound Interest and Simple Interest on Rs 45,000 at 12% per annum for 5 years.

12. Find the compound interest on Rs 48,000 for one year at 8% per annum when compounded half yearly.
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CBSE 8th-Mathematics worksheet-Comparing Quantities/Percentages-1

Answer the following: 

1.      70% of students in a school are boys and the number of girls in the school is 504. Find the number of boys.

2.      Alena  spends 40% of her salary on food, 25%on house rent, 15% on entertainment and 5% on conveyance. Her savings at the end of the month is Rs. 1200. Find the salary per month.

3.      If 60% people speak Spanish, 30% speak English and the remaining speak other language, then what percent of the people speak other languages? If the total population is 50 Lakhs, find the exact number of people who speak each type of language?

4.      The human body is made up mostly of water. In fact, about 67% of a person’s total body weight is water. If Diya weights 56 kg, how much of her weight is water?

5.      The annual rate of growth of population of a certain city is 8%. If its present population is 1,96,830, what was the population year ago.

6.      The enrollment in a school increases from 1200 to 1254. Determine the percent increase in student enrollment.

7.      The bacteria in our hands grow at the rate of 20% every hour. What will be their count after 3 hrs if their initial count is 5 lakhs.

8.     A number is increased by 20% and then it is decreased by 20%. Find the net increase or decrease per cent.

9.     Lemons were bought at Rs 48 per dozen and sold at the rate of Rs 40 per 10. Find the gain or loss per cent.

10. Raj bought a watch for Rs. 800 and sold it for Rs. 1000. Anu bought a car for Rs. 4,00,000 and sold it for Rs. 4,20,000. Who made a better sale, Raj or Anu?

11. A real estate agent receives Rs 50,000 as commission, which is 4% of the selling price. At what price does the agent sell the property?

12. A watch worth Rs 5400 is offered for sale at Rs 4,500. What per cent discount is offered during the sale?

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