CBSE Questions for Class 8 Maths Comparing Quantities Quiz 10 - MCQExams.com

A trader allows successive discounts of $$15\%$$ and $$10\%$$ on the marked price of an article. If the marked price is $$Rs. 100$$, what would be the selling price?
  • $$Rs.\ 76.50$$
  • $$Rs.\ 75$$
  • $$Rs.\ 80$$
  • $$Rs.\ 77$$
Brinda purchased $$18$$ coats at the rate of Rs. $$1500$$ each and sold them at a profit of $$6\%$$. If customer is to pay sales tax at the rate of $$4\%$$, how much will one coat cost to the customer and what will be the total profit earned by Brinda after selling all coats?
  • Rs$$1635.6$$ and Rs. $$1520$$
  • Rs$$1652.6$$ and Rs. $$1550$$
  • Rs$$1653.6$$ and Rs. $$1620$$
  • Rs$$1654.6$$ and Rs. $$1660$$
A house and a shop were sold for Rs. 1 lakh each. In this transaction, the house sale resulted into 20% loss whereas the shop sale resulted into 20% profit. The entire transaction resulted in:
  • no loss, no gain
  • loss of Rs.$$\dfrac{1}{12}$$lakh
  • loss of Rs.$$\dfrac{1}{18}$$lakh
  • gain of Rs.$$\dfrac{1}{24}$$lakh
The lebelled price of a cupboard is $$Rs. 6500$$. The shopkeeper sold it by giving $$5%$$ discount on the labelled price and earned a profit of $$15%$$. What approximately is the cost price of the cupboard?
  • $$Rs. 5000$$
  • $$Rs. 5350$$
  • $$Rs. 5600$$
  • $$Rs .5800$$
  • $$Rs .6000$$
If Aparna got Rs.25 discount on purchasing a book for Rs.225, then the discount percentage is :
  • 12%
  • 11%
  • 10%
  • 9%
The market price of a mixer is $$2300$$ rupees. A customer purchased it for $$Rs.1955$$. Find percentage of discount offered to the customer.
  •  $$67.26\%$$
  •  $$10.26\%$$
  •  $$55.26\%$$
  •  $$13.26\%$$
$$12$$ Copies of book were sold for $$Rs. 1800$$ thereby gaining cost price of $$3$$ copies. The cost price of a copy of the book is
  • $$Rs. 120$$
  • $$Rs. 150$$
  • $$Rs. 1200$$
  • $$Rs. 1500$$
If market price of a article is $$Rs.1900$$, and selling price is $$Rs.1750$$, then find the discount percentage.
  • $$9.78\%$$
  • $$5.09\%$$
  • $$6.89\%$$
  • $$7.89\%$$
If selling price = $$Rs.900$$. Discount is $$20\%$$, then find the market price.
  • $$Rs.\ 1005$$
  • $$Rs.\ 1025$$
  • $$Rs.\ 2125$$
  • $$Rs.\ 1125$$
Ram purchases a chair at $$Rs.70$$ and spent $$Rs.17$$ on its repair and $$50$$ paise on cartage. If he sold the chair at $$Rs.100$$ then his approximate margin of profit will be ?
  • $$13.30$$%
  • $$11.25$$%
  • $$12.5$$%
  • $$14.3$$%
A steno-typist deposits Rs. $$10,000$$ in a bank for a period of $$3$$ years at $$12$$% per annum compound interest. The interest accrued to her after maturity will be  
  • $$Rs. 3600$$
  • $$Rs. 4029$$
  • $$Rs. 4032$$
  • $$Rs. 4049.28$$
The cost price of $$20$$ articles is the same as the selling price of X articles. If the profit is $$25$$%, then the value of X is :
  • $$Rs.15$$
  • $$Rs.16$$
  • $$Rs.18$$
  • $$Rs.25$$
What would be the C.I. obtained on an amount of Rs. $$12000$$ at the rate of $$9$$ p.c.p.a for $$3$$ years?
  • Rs. $$3840$$
  • Rs. $$3540.348$$
  • Rs. $$3540$$
  • Rs. $$3640$$
If $$A$$ is $$150$$% of $$B$$ then $$B$$ is what percent of $$A+B$$?
  • $$30$$%
  • $$35$$%
  • $$40$$%
  • $$45$$%
If the cost of transporting $$150$$ kg of goods for $$120$$ km is Rs $$50.$$ what will be the cost of transporting $$180$$ kg of goods for $$300$$ km?
  • Rs.$$110$$
  • Rs.$$200$$
  • Rs.$$180$$
  • Rs.$$150$$
The population of a town in $$2009$$ was $$125000$$. It increase $$10\%$$ per year. What is the population after $$3$$ years?
  • $$166375$$
  • $$170000$$
  • $$125000$$
  • $$10000$$
Ram, Karan and Rohan invested capital in the ratio of $$2 : 3 : 4$$ for time period of $$6 : 4 : 3$$ . Find the ratio of profit distributed?
  • $$12 : 13 : 14$$
  • $$13 : 12 : 14$$
  • $$1 : 1 : 1$$
  • $$14 : 12 : 13$$
The population of Mumbai increase $$5\%$$ per annum, its population was $$1000000$$ in $$2004$$. What was it's population after $$3$$ year?
  • $$ 1157625$$
  • $$123575$$
  • $$132557$$
  • $$11000$$
If Rs $$2800$$ is $$\dfrac{2}{7}th$$ of the value of a house, the worth of the house (in Rs ) is?
  • $$8,00,000$$
  • $$9800$$
  • $$10,00,000$$
  • $$12,00,000$$
At what prices should a shopkeeper mark a radio that costs him Rs 1200 in order that he may offer a discount of 20% on the marked price and still make a profit of 25%
  • RS 1675
    • RS 1875
  • RS 1900
  • RS 2025
  • None of these
Which of the following is the most beneficial customer? 
  • A discount of 40%
  • Two successive discounts of 20% each
  • A discount followed by a 30% discount.
  • A discount followed by a 10% discount.
The owner of a toy shop charges his customer $$33$$% more then the cost price. If the customer paid Rs. $$4921$$ for a toy, then what was the cost price of the toy?
  • Rs. $$3850$$
  • Rs. $$3700$$
  • Rs. $$3550$$
  • Rs. $$3900$$
Calculate the amount and compound interest on 
(i) INR $$10800$$ for $$3$$ years at $$12\dfrac{1}{2}\% $$   per annum compounded annually . 
  • $$4555.25$$
  • $$4050.42$$
  • $$4577.34$$
  • $$4566.20$$
If a mobile costs Rs. $$2786$$, then $$257$$ mobiles costs?
  • Rs. $$716002$$
  • Rs. $$4279$$
  • Rs. $$72002$$
  • Rs. $$716232$$
Rani bought a piece of cloth for $$Rs.950$$ and spend $$Rs.300$$ on designing it. At what price should she sell it to make $$30$$% profit?
  • $$1525$$
  • $$1625$$
  • $$1600$$
  • $$1500$$
The owner of an electronics shop charges his customer $$22$$% more then the cost price. If a customer paid $$Rs.10980$$ for a DVD player then what was the cost price of a DVD player?
  • $$Rs. 8000$$
  • $$Rs.8800$$
  • $$Rs.9500$$
  • $$Rs.9000$$
To get $$55\%$$ of a number, the number should be multiplied by 
  • $$\dfrac {11}{20}$$
  • $$3.5$$
  • $$\dfrac {7}{50}$$
  • $$0.035$$
Rice costing rs $$480$$ is needed for $$8$$ member for $$20$$ days. What is the cost of the rice required for $$12$$ members for $$15$$ days
  • $$240$$
  • $$540$$
  • $$440$$
  • $$520$$
Three hundred oranges were bought at Rs.40 per dozen and sold at a profit of Rs.The selling price of the oranges per dozen is           
  • Rs. 41.50
  • Rs. 41
  • Rs. 45
  • Rs. 42.50
Amit invested an amount of Rs.25000 in fixed deposit @C.I. 8% per annum for 2 years. What amount Amit will get? 
  • Rs. 28240
  • Rs. 28540
  • Rs. 29240
  • Rs. 29160
A shopkeeper purchased $$20$$ dozen bananas for $$\text{Rs }\,208$$, Four dozen of the bananas were rotten. At what price per dozen must he sell the remaining bananas so that he is neither at a loss nor at a profit?
  • $$\text{Rs }\ 13$$
  • $$\text{Rs }\ 9$$
  • $$\text{Rs }\ 11$$
  • $$\text{Rs }\ 17$$
A shopkeeper sells 20 article for Rs. 6000 and earns profit equal to the selling price of 5 articles. Find the cost price of each articles?
  • $$200$$
  • $$225$$
  • $$325$$
  • $$400$$
The compound interest on $$Rs.5,000$$ at $$4\%$$ per annum for $$2$$ years compounded annually will be
  • $$Rs.806$$
  • $$Rs.708$$
  • $$Rs.5,408$$
  • $$Rs.408$$
$$10$$ cylindrical pillars of building have to be painted.If the diameter of each pillar is $$50$$m and the height is $$4$$m.Find the cost of painting at the rate of Rs.$$7$$ per square metre.
  • Rs.$$44,000$$
  • Rs.$$4400$$
  • Rs.$$440$$
  • Rs.$$44$$
To gain $$25\% $$ after allowing a discount of $$10\% ,$$ the shopkeeper must mark the price of the article which costs him $$Rs 360$$ as :
  • Rs.$$500$$
  • Rs.$$450$$
  • Rs.$$460$$
  • Rs.$$486$$
The population of a particular area of a city is $$5000$$. It increases by $$10 \%$$ in $$1^{st}$$ year. It decreases by $$20 \%$$ in the $$2^{nd}$$ year because of some reason. In the $$3^{rd}$$ year, the population increases by $$30 \%$$. What will be the population of area at the end of $$3$$ years?
  • $$5120$$
  • $$5300$$
  • $$5720$$
  • $$5620$$
The cost price of a car is $$Rs. \,4,00,000$$. If its price decreases by $$10 \%$$ every year, then when will be the cost of car after $$3$$ years?
  • $$Rs. \,3,00,000$$
  • $$Rs. \,2,91,700$$
  • $$Rs. \,2,91,600$$
  • $$Rs. \,2,50,000$$
A shopkeeper purchases 60$$ \mathrm { kg } $$ of acommodity at the rate of Rs. 5 per kg and 150 kg of the same commodity at the rate of Rs.6 per kg. He mixes the two and sells the mixture at the rate of $$7$$Rs-per kg. What is the overall gain?
  • Rs.360
  • Rs.270
  • Rs.180
  • None of these
If a quarter kg of potato costs $$60$$ paise, how many paise does $$200$$ gm cost?
  • $$65$$
  • $$70$$
  • $$52$$
  • $$48$$
$$120\%$$ of $$45$$
  • $$45$$
  • $$54$$
  • $$34$$
  • $$43$$
A shopkeeper sells an article at loss of $$12\dfrac{1}{2}\%$$. Had he sold it for Rs. $$51.80$$ more than he would have earned profit of $$6\%$$. The cost price of the article is?
  • Rs. $$280$$
  • Rs. $$300$$
  • Rs. $$380$$
  • Rs. $$400$$
A merchant sold an item for $$\text{Rs. } 1200$$ to earn a profit of $$50\%$$ over its cost price. what could the cost price be?
  • $$\text{Rs } 55$$
  • $$\text{Rs }607$$
  • $$\text{Rs }800$$
  • $$\text{Rs }1809$$
By selling a chair for Rs.572, a man gains 30%. The cost price of the chair is
  • Rs.34.
  • Rs.400
  • Rs.440
  • None of these
The population of a country is $$10$$ crore and it is the possibility that the population will become $$13.31$$ crore in $$3$$ years. What will be the annual rate per cent of this growth?
  • $$8 \%$$
  • $$12.7 \%$$
  • $$10 \%$$
  • $$15 \%$$
Find the $$S.P.$$ of a T set shoes with marked price=$$Rs.17940$$ and the discount offered on it is $$8%$$?
  • $$Rs.16504.80$$
  • $$Rs.16000.40$$
  • $$Rs.20888.40$$
  • $$Rs.10580.44$$
A reduction of 20% in the price of onions enables a purchaser to obtain 8 kg more Rs 80.What is the reduced price per kg? What was the price per kg before reduction?
  • Rs 1.50 Rs 2
  • Rs 2, Rs 2.50
  • Rs 3, Rs 2.50
  • Rs1, Rs2.50
The present population of a city is 3,02,If the population increases by 10% every year, what was the population of the city two years ago?
  • $$2,80,000$$
  • $$2,75,000$$
  • $$2,48,000$$
  • $$2,50,000$$
A man buys a TV at Rs. 18200.  He spends Rs. 1800 on repairing of TV. If he want Rs. 3000 as profit.  What is the selling price of TV? 
  • Rs. 20430
  • Rs. 21200
  • Rs. 23000
  • Rs. 25200
On selling a wristwatch for Rs 1100 there is some loss. If the same wristwatch is sold for Rs 1600, the profit is equal to the loss. Find the cost price of the wristwatch.
  • Rs. 1400
  • Rs. 1350
  • Rs.1300
  • Rs.1450
An item sold at $$Rs. 435$$ would incur a loss equal to $$Rs. 10$$ less than the profit if it sold at $$Rs. 475$$. Find the cost price
  • $$Rs. 450$$
  • $$Rs. 445$$
  • $$Rs. 465$$
  • None of the above
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