Test Maths PP PLD Icse Class Viii
Test Maths PP PLD Icse Class Viii
Test Maths PP PLD Icse Class Viii
5. Mohan bought a certain number of note-books for Rs.600. He sold of them at 5 percent loss. At what price
should he sell the remaining note-books so as to gain 10% on the whole ? [3]
6. A shop-keeper buys an article for Rs.450. He marks it at 20% above the cost price. Find :
(i) the marked price of the article.
(ii) the selling price, if he sells the articles at 10 percent discount [2]
7. An article is marked at Rs. 2,250. By selling it at a discount of 12%, the dealer makes a profit of 10%. Find :
(i) the selling price of the article.
(ii) the cost price of the article for the dealer [3]
8. Find a single discount (as percent) equivalent to following successive discounts : 10%, 20% and 20% [2]
9. A number 3.625 is wrongly read as 3.265; find the percentage error [2]
OR
A number when decreased by 16% becomes 798 ; find the number
10. Mona is 20% younger than Neetu. How much percent is Neetu older than Mona? [2]
OR
A number is first increased by 20% and the resulting number is then decreased by 10%. Find the overall
change in the number as percent
11. The price of sugar is increased by 15%. By what percent must the consumption of sugar be decreased so that
the expenditure on sugar may remain the same ? [4]
12. In an election between two candidates, one candidate secured 47% of votes polled and lost the election by
12, 366 votes. Find the total votes polled and die votes secured by the winning candidate
13. In an examination, the pass mark is 40%. If a candidate gets 65 marks and fails by 3 marks; find the maximum
marks
14. In an objective type paper of 150 questions; John got 80% correct answers and Mohan got 64% correct
answers.
(i) How many correct answers did each get?
(ii) What percent is Mohan’s correct answers to John’s correct answers?
15. The cost of an article is first increased by 20% and then decreased by 30%, find the percentage change in the
cost of the article
16. 5% people in a town died due to some diseases and 3% of the remaining left the town. If 2, 76, 450 people
are still in the town; find the original number of people in the town
17. In a combined test in English and Physics; 36% candidates failed in English; 28% failed in Physics and 12% in
both; find:
(i) the percentage of passed candidates
(ii) the total number of candidates appeared, if 208 candidates have failed
18. By selling an old refrigerator for Rs 7150 a man loses 12%. For how much should it be sold to gain 12% ?
19. A man sells a book for a profit of 20%. if he had brought it at 20% less and sold it at Rs 60 less , he would
have gained 25% . Find the CP of the book .
20. A shopkeeper bought two fans for Rs 5000 . He sold one at a profit of 10% and the other at a loss of 10% . If
the selling prices of both the fans are equal , find the cost price of each fan .
21. Rashida bought 25 dozen eggs at the rate of Rs 9.60 per dozen. 30 eggs were broken in the transaction and
she sold the remaining eggs at one rupee each. Find her gain or loss percentage
22. After allowing a discount of 15% on M.P. of an article, a dealer still makes a profit of 19% .By what % is the
M.P. above the C.P. ?