Comparing Quantities
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Ratios and Percentages
SubtopicRatios and Percentages under Comparing Quantities for Grade 8 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
What is of ?
A.B.C.D. - 2.
A price of an item increases from ₹ to ₹ . What is the percentage increase?
A.B.C.D. - 3.
Find of .
A.B.C.D. - 4.
What is the ratio of m to km?
A.B.C.D. - 5.
The present ages of a father and son are years and years respectively. What will be the ratio of their ages after years?
A.B.C.D. - 6.
What is of of ?
A.B.C.D. - 7.
An article is sold for at a profit of . If it were sold for , what would be the loss percentage?
A.B.C.D. - 8.
A man covers a certain distance in minutes if he drives at a speed of km/h. At what speed must he drive to cover the same distance in minutes?
A.km/h
B.km/h
C.km/h
D.km/h
- 9.
To pass an examination, a student must secure marks. A student who gets marks fails by marks. What are the maximum marks for the examination?
A.B.C.D. - 10.
A worker's basic pay for a -hour week is . Overtime is paid at above the basic hourly rate. In a specific week, he worked hours and his total income was . Find the value of .
A.B.C.D.
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Profit and Loss, Discount, VAT
SubtopicProfit and Loss, Discount, VAT under Comparing Quantities for Grade 8 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
A book bought for is sold for . Find the profit percentage.
A.B.C.D. - 2.
A vendor buys a crate of eggs for and suffers a loss upon selling. What is the loss amount in rupees?
A.B.C.D. - 3.
A laptop costs and is subject to sales tax. Find the tax amount.
A.B.C.D. - 4.
A speaker marked at is sold for . Find the discount percentage.
A.B.C.D. - 5.
A bicycle is sold for at a profit of . Find the cost price of the bicycle.
A.B.C.D. - 6.
If the profit made on an object is of its selling price, what is the profit percentage based on its cost price?
A.B.C.D. - 7.
If the marked price of a pair of shoes is and the selling price is , find the discount percentage.
A.B.C.D. - 8.
A man gains by selling an article for a certain price. If he sells it at double the price, the percentage of profit will be:
A.140%
B.40%
C.120%
D.100%
- 9.
The price of an article is increased by and then the new price is decreased by . The final price as compared to the original price is:
A.4% more
B.Same
C.4% less
D.2% less
- 10.
A dealer marks his goods above the cost price and allows a discount. If the VAT is on the sales price, what does a customer pay for an article whose cost price is ?
A.B.C.D.
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Simple Interest
SubtopicSimple Interest under Comparing Quantities for Grade 8 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
How many years are required for ₹ to yield ₹ as simple interest at per annum?
A.years
B.years
C.years
D.years
- 2.
Find the time period (in years) if the principal is ₹, the rate is per annum, and the simple interest is ₹.
A.years
B.years
C.years
D.years
- 3.
In how many years will a sum of ₹ yield a simple interest of ₹ at the rate of per annum?
A.year
B.years
C.years
D.years
- 4.
If the simple interest on ₹ for years is ₹, what is the rate of interest per annum?
A.B.C.D. - 5.
At what rate percent per annum will ₹ amount to ₹ in years at simple interest?
A.B.C.D. - 6.
If ₹ is invested at a simple interest rate of per annum, how many years will it take to earn ₹ in interest?
A.years
B.years
C.years
D.years
- 7.
The simple interest on a sum of money for years at per annum is ₹. What is the principal amount?
A.₹
B.₹
C.₹
D.₹
- 8.
The difference between simple interest on a certain sum for 3 years at p.a. and for 2 years at p.a. is ₹200. Find the principal sum.
A.₹2500
B.₹2000
C.₹1500
D.₹3000
- 9.
A sum of money becomes of itself in 3 years at a certain rate of simple interest. Find the rate of interest per annum.
A.B.C.D. - 10.
Find the simple interest on ₹7200 from 15th April to 27th June of the same year at per annum.
A.₹72
B.₹80
C.₹65
D.₹90
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Compound Interest
SubtopicCompound Interest under Comparing Quantities for Grade 8 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
How many conversion periods are in year if interest is compounded quarterly?
A.1
B.2
C.3
D.4
- 2.
Calculate if and .
A.B.C.D. - 3.
If the annual rate is , and interest is compounded quarterly, the rate used in the formula is:
A.B.C.D. - 4.
If a person borrows and pays back after 1 year, the extra is called:
A.Principal
B.Interest
C.Amount
D.Loss
- 5.
A scooter was bought for . Its value depreciated at the rate of per annum. Find its value after year.
A.B.C.D. - 6.
Calculate the compound interest on for years if the rates for the first and second years are and respectively.
A.B.C.D. - 7.
Find the amount on at per annum for years, compounded half-yearly.
A.B.C.D. - 8.
The population of a town increases annually. If its current population is , what was its population years ago?
A.B.C.D. - 9.
The simple interest on a sum for years at p.a. is . Find the compound interest on the same sum for the same period and rate.
A.B.C.D. - 10.
Find the difference between CI and SI on at p.a. for years.
A.B.C.D.
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Applications of Compound Interest Formula
SubtopicApplications of Compound Interest Formula under Comparing Quantities for Grade 8 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
A gym's membership grew from to in one year. What is the annual growth rate?
A.B.C.D. - 2.
The count of a certain type of cell increases at per hour. If the starting count is , what is the count after hour?
A.B.C.D. - 3.
A village population is . If it increases at per year, what will be the population after years?
A.B.C.D. - 4.
The price of a desktop computer is . If it depreciates at per annum, what is its value after year?
A.B.C.D. - 5.
A sample of bacteria increases by in the first hour and then decreases by in the second hour. What is the count after hours?
A.B.C.D. - 6.
The price of a plot of land increases by every year. If it is worth now, what was its value years ago?
A.approx
B.C.D. - 7.
A scooter is purchased for . Its value depreciates at in the first year and in the second year. What is its value after years?
A.B.C.D. - 8.
The value of a machine depreciates from to in years. What will be its value after years?
A.B.C.D. - 9.
A sum of is invested in a business. The profit is for the first year and for the second year. If the total amount (Principal + Profit) is reinvested, what is the total amount at the end of years?
A.B.C.D. - 10.
A property's value increases by every year. If the value at the end of the year is , find the value at the end of the year.
A.B.C.D.
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