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Class8 Assignments Comparing Quantities 1

This document contains 18 questions about percentages, discounts, and rate of change. The questions cover a range of topics including: calculating discounts and percentage increases/decreases, determining original values given final values with rate of change applied, comparing quantities that have had multiple percentage changes, and solving word problems involving population changes, salaries, prices, and more using percentages. The questions range from straightforward percentage calculation to multi-step word problems.

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Class8 Assignments Comparing Quantities 1

This document contains 18 questions about percentages, discounts, and rate of change. The questions cover a range of topics including: calculating discounts and percentage increases/decreases, determining original values given final values with rate of change applied, comparing quantities that have had multiple percentage changes, and solving word problems involving population changes, salaries, prices, and more using percentages. The questions range from straightforward percentage calculation to multi-step word problems.

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Assignments OF comparing quantities


Question 1

If a % is the discount on the marked price y, the discount is

a) (y/a) ×100

b) (a/y) ×100

a) (y/100) ×a

a) (100/year)

Question 2

X Bought a X box at Rs 35000 and sold it to Y. Y in turns sold it to Z. Both X


and Y made 20% profit. Which one of the following is true?

a) X and Y earn the same profit

b) X earned more profit Y

c) X earned less profit then Y

d) Cannot be determined

Question 3

Find the following:

(I) 50 % of 140

(ii) 30 % of $ 750

(iii) 16.5 % of 4000 kg

(iv) 21/2 % of 80 l

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(v) 0.8 % of 8 km

(vi) 150 % of 1000

(vii) 12 % of 360 m

(viii) 22/7 % of 7 l

(ix) 0.8 % of 250 g

(x) 3/4 % of $ 780

Question 4

True and False statement

a) C.P = M.P – Discount

b) Discount is the reduction given on Marked price of the article

c) If a discount x is available on the marked price y of the article, then


discount % is (x/y) ×100

d) Simple interest is always less than compound interest for the same
principle, same interest rate and same time period (>1)

e) Sales tax is computed over the Selling price of the article and added to
the bill of the customer

Question 5

The list price of an article is 100Rs.If you get a price discount of 15% and
pay 5% for tax, what is the actual cost of your article?

Question 6

In a Movie complex 75 % of seats were filled. If there were 600 seats in


the hall, how many seats were vacant?

Question 7

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A real estate agent earns Rs 50000 as commission on the sale of the
property. If the commission is 4% of the selling price. What is the selling
price of the?

Question 8

A Woman earns Rs 100000 per month and spends 65 % of it. How much
money does she save every month?

Question 9

To clear his stock a Lifestyle offers a discount of 50 %. Find the discount on


goods worth Rs1500?

Question 10

The population of a city increased from 60000 to 62500. What is the


increase percent?

Question 11

An alloy of iron and zinc contains 40 % of iron and the rest is zinc. Find the
weight of the zinc in 3 kg of the alloy?

Question 12. In an exam, 85 % of the children pass. Find the number of


children who passed, if there were 1700 children.

Question 13

Jatin got 10% increase in his salary. If his new salary is 55000, find his
previous salary.

Question 14

The enrollment in a Government school increased by 15 % from the year


2014 to 2015. If 1500 enrolled in 2014, how many enrolled in 2015.

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Question 15

For an amount x, explain why 20% increase followed by the 20% decrease
is less than original amount x

Question 16

By what number must the given number be multiplied to increase the


number by 10%?

Question 17

The price of oil rises from Rs120 per litre to Rs 150 per litre. Find the
percentage rise in the price of oil?

Question 18

The population of a small locality in Gurgaon was 1000 in 2014 and became
1500 in 2015. By what percent did the population increases?

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