Comparing Quantities - Class 8 Maths - Extra Questions

Calculate $$85$$% of 9.



Calculate $$10.25$$% of $$120$$. 



A dealer sells goods priced at Rs 180 after giving a discount of 25%. Find his selling price (in Rs).



Calculate $$16$$% of $$1400$$



What is 12 % of 90 ?



Calculate $$10.5$$ % of 100.



What is $$45$$% of 80?



Define discount percentage with respect to marked price.



A dress is sold at $$Rs. 550$$ after allowing a discount of $$12$$%. Find its marked price



Arun bought a pair of skates at a sale where the discount given was $$20$$%. If the amount he pays is $$Rs.\ 1,600$$, find the marked price.



Before beginning her diet, Janet weighed $$125$$ pounds. After completing the diet, she weighed $$110$$ pounds. What percent of her weight did she lose?



What percent of 20 is 30?



During a sale, a shop offered a discount of $$10$$% on the marked prices of all the items. What would a customer have to pay for one jeans marked at $$Rs. 1450$$ and two shirts marked at $$Rs. 850$$ each?



A person pays $$2,800$$ for a cooler listed at $$3,500$$. Find the discount percent offered.



Find the discount when the marked price is Rs.$$25$$ and the selling price is Rs.$$23$$.



Find: $$0.6\ \%\ of\ 45=\dfrac{m}{100}$$. Find $$m$$



Find $$32 \%\ of\ 425$$



Ankit bought a pair of shoes at a discount of $$30\%$$. If he paid Rs. $$1,250$$, find the marked price.



Find the gain or loss:
C.P. $$=$$Rs. $$3.50$$; S.P. $$=$$Rs. $$4.25$$.



Find the gain or loss.
C.P. $$=$$Rs. $$112.25$$; S.P. $$=$$Rs. $$131.00$$.



The cost of a pair of roller skates at a shop was Rs.The sales tax charged was 5%. Find the bill amount.



Find the discount and the amount paid annually if a shirt having a price tag of $$600$$ is $$15$$% discount.



Krishnamurti bought oranges at $$Rs. 5$$ a dozen. He had to sell them at a loss of $$4%$$. Find the selling price of each orange.



Solve:
$$31\% \,of\,40$$



A person has money to buy $$25$$ cycles worth Rs. $$500$$ each. How many cycles he will be able to buy if each cycle is costing Rs. $$125$$ more?



If the cost of $$7\ m$$ of cloth is $$Rs. 1470$$, find the cost of $$5\ m$$ of clothe.



If the $$S.P$$ is greater than the $$C.P$$ there is____________



If $$M.P=x$$ and $$S.P=y$$, then $$d$$%=?



Kirti bookstore sold books worth Rs.$$2,85,891$$ in the first week of june and books worth Rs.$$4,00,768$$ in the second week of the month.How much was the sale for the two weeks together?In which week was the sale greater and by how much?



The SP of  a product is $$480$$ and Loss is $$30$$ find CP 



A shop keeper bought a bicycle for $$Rs.3000$$ and sold the same for $$Rs.3400$$. How much was his profit?



Express the following precentages as ratios in the reduced form.
$$0.64\%$$



$$40\%$$ of $$250$$ 



Find the value of x if
$$8\%$$ of Rs.x is $$Rs.100$$



What is $$15\%$$ of $$20$$ ?



Simplify:$$15\%$$ of $$920$$



Find the cost price, if :  
$$S.P.  =Rs.\,340$$ and gain $$= Rs.\,20$$



Find the value of x if
$$45\%$$ of marks x is $$405.$$



Find the value of x if
$$32\%$$ of $$x \,kg$$ is $$400\,kg$$



Find the cost price, if : 
$$S. P.  = Rs.\,200$$ and $$loss = Rs.\,50$$



Sachin and Sanjana are calculating $$23\%$$ of $$800.$$
Now calculate $$52\%$$ of $$700$$ using both the ways described above. Which way do you find easier ?
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______ is charged on the sale of an item by the government and to the bill amount.



Sale tax $$= 5 \%$$ of ________.



What is $$100\%$$ of $$500$$ ?



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



Music $$CD$$ originally priced at $$Rs\ 120$$ is on sale for $$25\%$$ off. What is the $$S.P.$$ ?
Sonia and Rahil have different ways of calculating the sale price for the items they bought.
As you work on the next problem, try both of these methods to see which you prefer.
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What is $$800\%$$ of $$800$$ ?



Find out $$8\%$$ of $$25\,kg.$$



Write as a percentage :
$$1.63$$



At a toy shop price of all the toys is reduced to $$66\%$$ of the original price.
What is the sale price of a toy that originally costs $$Rs\ 90$$?



The table shows the cost of sunscreen of two brands with the without sales tax. Which brand has a greater sales tax rate? Give the sales tax rate each brand.
Cost (in Rs.)Cost $$+$$ tax
$$1\ .X\ (100\ gm)$$$$70$$$$75$$
$$2.\ Y\ (100\ gm)$$$$62$$$$65$$



Mohit sold a T.V. for Rs. $$3,600$$, gaining one-sixth of its selling price. Find the gain (in Rs.)



An article marked at $$Rs. 1000$$ is sold at a discount of $$20\%.$$. Find selling price of the article in $$Rs.$$



A dealer is selling an article at a discount of $$5$$ $$\%$$ on the marked price and its marked price is Rs. $$140$$. What is the cost price, if the marked price is $$12\%$$ above the cost price?



An article marked at Rs. 450 is sold at a discount of 20%. Find the selling price of the article.



An article marked at Rs. 450 is sold at a discount of 20%. Find the discount on the article.



A shopkeeper allows $$10 \%$$ discount on his article. What price must he mark on an article, which costs him $$Rs. \ 750$$, to make a profit of $$20 \% $$?



A trader gives $$25 \%$$ discount on his articles and still makes a profit of $$25 \%$$. Find his profit per cent, if he sells his articles at $$10 \%$$ discount.



A firm, dealing in furniture, allows $$4\%$$ discount on the marked price of each item. What price must be marked on a dining table which costs Rs.$$400$$ to assemble, so as to make a profit of $$20\%$$?



Find which of the following discount series is better for the customer :
$$(i) 30\%, 20\%,$$ and $$10\%; \\$$
$$(ii) 25\%, 20\%,$$ and $$15\%.$$



A shopkeeper allows two successive discounts of $$10\%$$ and $$15\%$$ on his articles. If he gets Rs. $$459$$ for an article, find its marked price.



The list price of a watch is Rs.A customer gets two successive discounts, the first being 10%. Calculate, in percentage, the second discount, if the customer pays Rs 306 for it.



Govind & Murari started a business with equal capitals. Govind terminated the partnership after 7 months. At the end of the year they earned a profit of RsFind the difference in each profit



A wholesaler allows a discount of 20% on the list price to a retailer who sells it at 5% discount on the list price. If a customer paid Rs. 114 for an article, what profit is made by the retailer? Find, also the retailer's percentage profit on his cost.



A dealer is selling an article at a discount of $$5\%$$ on the marked price. What is the selling price, if the marked price is Rs. $$140$$?



A shopkeeper allows $$20\%$$ discount on the advertised prices of his goods and still makes a profit of $$12\%$$ on his cost price. Calculate the advertised price of an article on which gains Rs. $$135$$.



David started a business establishment by investing Rs.After 4 months William entered into a partnership by investing a certain amount. At the end of the year, the profit was shared in the ratio 9 :Find how much money was invested by William.



Find discount in percent when M.P.=Rs.500 and S.P.=Rs.425



Find discount in percent when M.P.= Rs.900 and S.P.=Rs.873



Fins a single discount equivalent (in $$\%$$) to the discount series $$25\%, 20\%$$ and $$10\%$$



The marked price of a woolen coat is RsIt is sold at a discount of $$15 \%$$ The shopkeeper has allowed a further discount of 5% due to off season Find the selling price (in Rs) of the coat



A man buys an article and sells it at a profit of $$20$$%. If he would buy it at $$20$$% less and sell it for Rs $$75$$ less he would have gained $$25$$%. What is the cost price (in Rs) of the article?



Tanoj & Manoj started a business by investing Rs 75000 and Rs 90000 respectively. It was decided to pay Tanoj a monthly salary of Rs 1875 as he was the active partner. At the end of the year if the total profit is Rs 39000 find the difference of their profits



Nitesh & Jitesh invested Rs 15000 and Rs 18000 respectively in a business. If the total profit at the end of the year is Rs 8800 and Nitesh being an active partner gets an additional 12.5% of the profit, find the total profit of Nitesh in Rs



David started a business establishment by investing RsAfter 4 months William entered into a partnership by investing a certain amount. At the end of the year the profit was shared in the ratio 9 :Find how much money was invested by william in Rs



M: The price of T.V. set inclusive of Sales Tax of 9% is Rs. 13,Find its marked price. 
A: If Sales Tax is increased to 13%, how much more does the customer has to pay for the T.V.?

Then M+A is



The marked price of two articles A and B together is $$\text{Rs. } 6,000$$. The sales tax on article A is $$8\%$$ and that on article B is $$10\%.$$ If on selling both the articles, the total sales tax collected is $$\text{Rs. } 552,$$ find the marked prices of each of the articles A and B.



Increases to 15%



A person bought an article and sold it at a loss of 15%. If he bought it for 20% less and sold it for Rs. 114 more he would have had profit of 30% . Find the cost price of the article.



A hawker sells orange at a profit of $$25\%$$. If he reduces the selling price of each orange by $$60$$ paise, he earns a profit of $$5\%$$. Find the final selling price of each orange.



If the marked price of an article is $$50\%$$ above the cost price, when marked price is increased by $$20\%$$ and selling price is increased by $$20\%$$ then the profit is doubled. If the original marked price is $$Rs.300$$ then what is the original selling price?



The price of a TV is $$Rs. 13,000$$. The sales tax charged on it is at the rate of $$12$$%. Find the amount that Vinod will have to pay if he buys it.



A tape recorder is sold at $$Rs. 5,225$$ after being given a discount of $$5$$%. What is its marked price?



An article marked $$Rs. 800$$ is sold for $$Rs. 704$$. Find the discount and discount percent.



The marked price of an gift item is $$Rs. 176$$ and sold it for $$Rs. 165$$. Find the discount percent.



Find the selling price of a towel of Rs. $$50$$ when a sales tax of $$5\%$$ is added to it.



A shopkeeper bought an article for Rs. $$3,450$$. He marks the price of the article $$16\%$$ above the cost price. The rate of sales tax charged on the article is $$10\%$$. Find the :
(i) marked price of the article
(ii) price paid by a customer who buys the article.



If printed price is $$Rs. 50$$ and selling price is $$Rs. 45$$, then find the amount of discount



Calculate the education cess at the rate of $$3$$% on the income tax $$Rs. 900$$ for the F.Y. $$2012 - 13$$



Mr. Albert's gross annual income is Rs. $$5,00,000$$ for F.Y. $$2012-13$$. His annual savings in this year are as follows :
(a) L.I.C. premium Rs. $$70,000$$.
(b) Contribution towards P.F. Rs. $$12,000$$
(c) P.P.F. Rs. $$30,000$$
(d) N.S.C. Rs. $$10,000$$
Find his taxable income and income tax for F.Y. $$2012-13$$.



A person has a gross annual income of Rs. $$3,00,000$$ for F. Y. $$2012-13$$. Under Section $$80 C$$, Rs. $$1,00,000$$ is deducted from the gross annual income. Find his taxable income for F. Y. $$2012-13$$.



Mr. Kale $$(52$$ years old$$)$$ has taxable income of Rs. $$5,05,000$$ in financial year $$2012-13$$. Calculate the net income tax payable.



The marked price of an article is Rs. $$900$$. It is sold at a discount of $$10\%$$. Find the discount allowed on the article.



Naseem runs a readymade garment shop. He marks the garment at such a price even after allowing a profit of $$12.5$$%,he makes a discount of $$10$$%. Find the marked price of a suit which costs him $$1470$$



Suresh purchased the following articles from Swarah Khadi Bhandar. The rebate on each article is $$20$$%. Find the total amount he paid at the time of purchase.
$$2$$ towels for $$Rs. 90$$ each
$$3$$ shirts for $$Rs. 220$$ each
$$4$$ trousers for $$Rs. 290$$ each



Observe the table and state whether the income tax is to be paid or not with reason for the following persons having taxable income of F.Y. $$2012-13$$ as given below:
PersonAge (in year)Taxable incomeThe tax is to be paid or notReason
Sau. Shalini$$25$$Rs. $$1,30,000$$
Shri. Dhiraj$$32$$Rs. $$2,85,000$$
Shri Shashibhai$$80$$Rs. $$2,70,000$$
Smt. Minakshi$$61$$Rs. $$2,40,000$$



The marked price of a machine is Rs.$$2,400$$. It is sold at a discount of $$8$$ $$\%$$. Find the discount allowed on the machine.



Taxable income of Smt. Rekha (age $$45$$ years) is Rs. $$6,50,000$$ for the financial year $$2012 - 13$$. Compute the income tax she will have to pay for $$2012 - 13$$



The marked price of a DVD is Rs. $$1,200$$. It is sold at a discount of $$4$$$$\%$$. Find the discount allowed on the article.



Find the total amount if $$12$$% of it is $$1080$$.



A bicycle marked at $$1,500$$ is sold for $$1,350$$. What is the percentage of discount?



The list price of a frock is $$220$$. A discount of $$20$$% on sales is announced. What is the amount of discount on it and its selling price?



Moika paid Rs. $$8.25$$ for chips and Rs. $$5.75$$ for chocolates she got Rs. $$7$$ back  from the shopkeeper. How much money did she pay?  



Vinodh purchased musical instrument for $$12,000$$. If the rate of sales tax is $$8$$%, find the sales tax and the total amount paid by him.



A refrigerator is purchased for $$14,355$$, including sales tax. If the actual cost price of the refrigerator is $$13,050$$, find the rate of sales tax.



Calculate and fill the table on the basis of the details given below:
No.ProductMRP (Rs)% rebateAmount of the rebate (Rs)Amount to be paid (Rs)
(1)Towel
(2)Curtain
(3)1 kg Biscuits

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A dealer allows a discount of Rs 10% and still gains by 10%. What should be the marked price if the cost price is Rs 900?



Find the amount of sales tax a customer has to pay.



Find the amount received when $$300$$ shares of FV $$Rs. 100$$, were sold at a discount of $$Rs. 30$$.



The list price of a frock is $$Rs. 220$$. A discount of $$20\%$$ is announced on sales. What is the selling price?



If the price of a book is reduced by $$Rs\ 5$$, a person can buy $$5$$ more books for $$Rs\ 300$$. Find the original list price of the book.



A vendor bought $$20$$ oranges for $$Rs.125$$ and sold them at $$Rs. 90$$ per dozen. Find his gain or loss percent to the nearest integer.



Find the rate of discount when M.P = $$300$$ and S.P = $$240$$.



When the price of a doll is $$\text{Rs.}\ 4$$ per doll, a doll maker supplies $$8$$ dolls per day. If the price rises to $$\text{Rs.}\ 5$$ per doll, he is willing to supply $$10$$ dolls per day. Calculate the price elasticity of supply of dolls.



During Diwali sale, the cost of a table is $$Rs. 870$$ on which $$\dfrac{1}{5}^{th}$$ of the cost is off. The same table lamp is available at an electric shop for $$Rs. 975$$ with a discount $$\dfrac{1}{15}^{th}$$ of the cost. Which is a better deal and by how much?



A man derives his income from the investment of $$Rs. 4150$$ at a certain rate of simple interest and $$Rs. 3500$$ at $$1%$$ higher. His whole income for $$4$$ years is $$ Rs. 1211$$. Find the rate of interest. 



Karim sold a shirt at a loss of $$10\%$$. Had he sold it for Rs. $$60$$ more he would have gained $$5\%$$ on it. Find the cost price of the shirt.



Find the gain or loss.
C.P. $$=$$Rs. $$435.00$$; S.P. $$=$$ Rs. $$565.00$$.



Arun bought a pair of skates at a sale where the discount given was $$20\%$$. If the amount he pays is $$Rs\ 1,600$$, find the marked price in Rs 



Maizah bought a pair of pants and a briefcase at a departmental store. The sum of the prices of the pants and the briefcase before sales tax was $$ $130.00$$. There was no sales tax on the pants and a $$9%$$ sales tax on the briefcase. The total Maizah paid, including the sales tax, was $$ $136.75$$. What was the price in dollars, of the pants?



After offering discount of $$10$$% on marked price, a customer gets total discount of $$17$$ rupees. What is the difference between the marked price and the cost price of the item, if the seller still earns a profit of $$53\%$$?



The price of tractor is lowered by $$20\%$$ to $$Rs. 40000$$. What was the original price? Also find the reduction in price?



The list price of a frock is $$\text{Rs. }\ 220$$. A discount of $$20\%$$ is announced on sales. What is the amount of discount on it.



A shopkeeper allows $$20\%$$ discount on the marked price of his articles. Find the marked price of an article for which he charged Rs. $$560$$.



The marked prices of an articles is $$Rs.500$$. The shopkeeper gives a discount of $$5\%$$ and still $$m$$ makes a profit of $$25\%$$. Find the cost prices of the article.



A shop gives $$20\%$$ discount. What would the price of each of these be?
A dress market at $$Rs.120$$
A pair of shoes market at $$Rs.750$$
A bag market at $$Rs.250$$



If S.P. of an article is $$\frac{3}{2}$$ of its C.P.,then profit (in percent) is.



Mrs. Goyal has to pay $$4\%$$ sales tax in addition to the price if a certain article. Find the price of her article, if she pays $$Rs.260$$ in all?



The cost price of an article is Rs. $$1600$$, which is $$20\%$$ below the marked price. If the article is sold at a discount of $$16\%$$, then find the marked price.



After allowing a discount of $$7\dfrac{1}{2}\%$$ on the marked price, a toy was sold for Rs. $$555$$. Find its marked price.



A table marked at $$Rs. 15,000$$ is available for $$Rs. 14,400$$. Find the discount given and the discount per cent.



A dealer gave $$9\%$$ discount on an electric fan and charges Rs. $$728$$ from the customer. Find the marked price of the fan.



A shopkeeper purchased a calculator for Rs. $$650$$. He sells it at a discount of $$20\%$$ and still makes a profit of $$20\%$$. Find marked price.



The cost of $$18$$ chairs is $$\text{Rs.}\ 22770$$. How many such chairs can be bought for $$\text{Rs.}\ 10120$$?



Find the discount and the selling price, when the printed price $$=$$Rs. $$12750$$, discount$$=8\dfrac{1}{3}\%$$.



Ayesha announced a festival discount of $$25 \%$$ on all the items in her mobile phone shop. Ramandeep bought a mobile phone for himself. He got a discount of $$Rs.\ 1,960$$. What was the marked price of the mobile phone?



Find the discount and the discount percentage, when advertised price $$=$$ Rs. $$28500,$$ selling price $$=$$ Rs. $$24510.$$



The marked price of a pair of jeans is $$Rs. 800$$. A customer pays $$Rs. 40$$ as tax for it. Find the rate of tax.



An item marked at Rs. 840 is sold for Rs.What is the discount and discount% ?



$$CP$$ $$=$$ Rs $$400$$
$$SP$$ $$=$$ Rs $$500$$
$$Gain$$ $$%$$ $$=$$  $$?$$



Find a single discount equivalent to two successive discount of $$20\%$$ and $$10\%$$.



An item is marked at $$Rs\ 1,540$$ is sold for $$Rs\ 1,400$$ what is the discount and discount $$\%$$?



$$SP=1615$$
$$D=5\%$$
$$MP=?$$



$$12.5\%$$ of $$550$$ is



The marked price of a LCD TV is Rs.A shopkeeper allows three successive discount of $$10\%, 5\%$$ and $$2\%$$ or $$10\%$$ and a free mobile phone. Find the cost of mobile phone being offered.



After giving two successive discounts, a shirt with a marked price Rs. 200 is available at Rs.If the second discount is $$20\%$$ then the first discount is



Find the rate of discount when M.P = $$2800$$ and S.P = $$2100$$.



A geometry box is marked for $$Rs.\ 325$$. If the rate of tax is $$12$$%, find the amount a customer has to pay for it.



Nishant sold his scooter for Rs. 24150 making a profit of 15$$\%$$. Find the price of the scooter .



The profit of selling a product is 2 times its CP if the SP is $$300$$ find CP



Jaishree bought a saree for Rs. $$1456$$ at a discount of $$9$$% . Find the marked price of the saree.



An ore contains 15% of iron. How much ore will be required to get 36 kg of iron? 



Anuja purchased a second hand refrigerator for rs 9800 she spent Rs 600 on its repairs and sold it at a profit of 8%. Find the selling price of the refrigerator and the amount of money she gained



Mohit bought a shirt for $$Rs.\ 1337.50$$ Including $$VAT$$ at $$7\%$$ . Find the original price of the shirt.



Mr. Sawant paid   $$Rs. 31,500$$  income tax then compute  $$2 \%$$  education cess on it.



A geometry box is marked for Rs. $$45$$. If the rate of sales tax is $$7\%$$, find the amount a customer has to pay for it.



Dozen ball pens are bought at $$Rs250$$, on selling there is a profit of $$RS12$$. What is the $$S.P$$ of each of each ball pen?



Tim bought a box of chocolates for $$\text{Rs }650$$ and sold it to Tom at a profit of $$\text{Rs }75$$. Find the selling price.



Arun bought a pair of skates at a sale where the discount is given was $$20\%$$. If the amount he pays is $$Rs. 1,600,$$ then find the marked price.



Convert the following ratios into percentage.
$$\dfrac {7}{16}$$



A shopkeeper buys a suit piece for $$Rs 1,400$$ and marks it $$60\%$$ above the cost price. He allows a discount of $$15\%$$ on it. Find the market price of the suit piece and also the discount given.



Aman earn $$Rs 147$$ as interest alster $$3\ years$$ at $$7\%$$ per annum. How much did he Invest.



The price of a sweater was slashed from $$Rs.960$$ to $$Rs.816$$ by a shopkeeper in the season. Find the rate of discount given by him.



A shopkeeper was selling all his items at $$25\%$$ discount. During the off season, he offered $$30\%$$ discount over and above the existing  discount. If Pragya bought a skirt which was marked for $$Rs.\ 1200$$, how much did she pay for it?



A tea set was bought for $$528$$ after getting a discount of $$12  \%  $$ on its  marked price. Find the marked price of the tea set. 



Mr. anu Mishra bought a gold pendant for Rs 7208 on Dhanteras from  a jewellery store advertising successive discounts of 20% and 15%. What was the marked price of the pendant?  



If marked price= Rs 1700, selling price= Rs 1540 then find the discount.



Railway ticket costs Rs. $$720$$. A further $$2\%$$ tax of this amount is added to it. What is the total amount of this ticket?



What does it mean  "Buy $$6$$ get $$1$$ free.""



If CP and Sp of a product are $$Rs.350, Rs.385$$ respectively. Then Find profit or loss. 



Watson bought a book for Rs. 240 and sold to Johny at a profit  of 50%. Johny wants to sell this book to Shekar so that he earns a profit of 25%. But Shekar is adamant at buying this book at a discount of 10%. What marked price should Johny quote to Shekar so as to achieve desired profit ?



The ratio of cost price and marked price of an article is $$2:3$$ and ratio of percentage profit and percentage discount  is $$3:2$$.what is the discount percentage?



Tarun got 30% concession on the labelled price of an article and sold it for Rs. 8750 with 25% profit on the price he bought. What was the labelled price ?



The excise duty on an article is reduced from Rs. 810 to Rs.720.  Find  the percentage reduction in the excise duty  on that article. 



Find the S.P. if M.P. = Rs 500 and Discount = 15% 



Find the S.P. if M.P. = Rs 1300 and Discount = 10% 



Find the M.P. if S.P. = Rs 1222 and Discount = 6% 



The marked price of a ceiling fan is RsDuring off season, it is sold for RsDetermine the discount percent.



After allowing a discount of $$20\%$$ on the marked price of a lamp, a trader loses $$10\%$$. By what percentage is the marked price above the cost price ?



A shopkeeper allows 23% commission on his advertised price and still makes a profit of 10%. If he gains Rs 56 on one item, find advertised price.



On the eve of Gandhi Jayanti a saree is sold for Rs 720 after allowing 20% discount. What is its marked price ?



Find discount in percent when M.P. = Rs 900 and S.P = Rs 873 



A tradesman marks his goods at such a price after allowing a discount of 15%, he makes a profit of 20%. What is the marked price of an article whose cost price is Rs 170?



After allowing a discount of $$7\dfrac{1}{2}\%$$ on the marked price, an article is sold for RsFind its marked price.



Find the M.P. if S.P. = Rs 495 and Discount = 1%



Find discount in percent when M.P. = Rs 500 and S.P. = Rs 425 



A cycle merchant allows $$20\%$$ discount on the marked price of the cycles and still makes a profit of $$20\%$$. If he gains $$Rs. 360$$ over the sale of one cycle, find the marked price of the cycle. (in Rs.)



Jyoti and Meena run a ready-made garment shop. They mark the garments at such a price that even after allowing a discount of $$12.5\%$$, they make a profit of $$10\%$$. Find the marked price of a suit which costs them $$Rs. 1470$$.



Ashish started the business with an initial investment of RsIn the first year he incurred a loss of 4%. However during the second year he earned a profit of 5% which in third year rose to 10%. Calculate the net profit for the entire period of 3 years.



Find the rate of discount being given on a shirt whose selling price is $$1092$$ after deducting a discount of $$208$$ on its marked price. Hint: $$MP = (SP) + (discount)$$.




A bookseller sells all his books at a profit of 10%. If he buys a book from the distributor at Rs 200, how much does he sell it for?



A business man makes a 10% profit by selling a toy costing him RsWhat is the selling price?



Given the following values, find the unknown value:
C.P = Rs 1200, S.P. = Rs 1350, Profit= ?



Jyotsana bought 400 eggs at Rs 8.40 a dozen. At what price per hundred must she sell them so as to earn a profit of 15%?



Kiran purchases an article for Rs. $$5310$$ which includes $$10$$% rebate on the marked price and $$18$$% tax (under GST) on the remaining price. Find the marked price of the article.



Fill in the blanks to make the statement true.
$$30\%$$ of $$Rs.360 = .......$$



A retailer buys a TV from a wholesaler for Rs. $$40000$$. He marks the price of the TV $$15$$% above his cost price and sells it to a consumer at $$5$$% discount on the marked price. If the sales are intra-state and the rate of GST is $$12$$%. Find:
The marked price of the TV



Fill in the blanks to make the statement true.
John sells a bat for $$Rs.75$$ and suffers a loss of $$Rs.8.$$
The cost price of the bat is .......



Fill in the blanks to make the statement true.
$$120\%$$ of $$50\,km = ............$$



A green grocer had a profit of Rs. 47 on Monday, a loss of Rs. 12 on Tuesday and loss of Rs. 8 on Wednesday. Find his net profit or loss in 3 days.



_______ is a reduction on the marked price of the article.



Discount = Discount % of _____ .



Discount = _____ - ____



Abida bought 100 pens at the rate Rs. 3.50 per pen and pays a sales tax of 4$$\%$$. The total amount paid by Abida is ______ .



________ expenses are the additional expenses incurred by a buyer for an item over and above its cost of purchse.



The marked price of an article when it is sold for Rs. 880 after a discount of 12$$\%$$ is _____ .



Find discount in percent when M.P. $$=Rs. 625$$ and S.P. $$=562.50$$.



The cost of a tape-recorder is $$Rs. 10,800$$ inclusive of sales tax charged at $$8\%$$. The price of the tape-recorder before sales tax was charged is _______ .



The discount on an item for sale is called on the ______.



Arunima bought household items whose marked prices and discount $$\%$$ are as follows:
ItemQualityRateAmountDiscount $$\%$$
a) Wheat flour$$1$$ packet$$200$$$$200$$$$16 \%$$
b) Detergent $$1$$ packet$$371$$$$371$$$$22.10 \%$$
c) Namkeen$$1$$ packet$$153$$$$153$$$$18.30\%$$

Find the total amount of the bill she has to pay.



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



marked price



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



the marked price



Find discount in per cent when
M.P. .$$=Rs. 900$$ and S.P. $$=Rs.\ 873$$



The list price of an article is $$\,450$$ and it is sold for $$\,360$$. Find the discount percent.



What percent is :
$$25$$ cm of $$4$$ metres ? 



A shopkeeper buys an article for $$\,300$$. He increases its price by $$20\%$$ and then gives $$10\%$$ discount on the new price. Find the new price (marked price) of the article.



What percent is :
40 paisa  of Rs 2



What percent is :
16 hours of 2 days ?



A shopkeeper buys an article for $$\,300$$. He increases its price by $$20\%$$ and then gives $$10\%$$ discount on the new price. Find the discount given by the shopkeeper.



A pair of shoes, marked at $$\,320$$, are sold at a discount of $$15$$ percent. Find the discount.



The list price of an article is $$\,450$$ and it is sold for $$\,360$$. Find the discount.



A shopkeeper marked a dinner set for $$\, 1,000$$. He sold it at $$\,900$$. What percent discount did he give?



Evaluate:
$$30\%$$ of $$200$$ + $$20\%$$ of $$450 25\%$$ of $$600$$



Find:
$$45$$ is what percent of $$54$$?



A car is marked at $$\,50,000$$. The dealer gives $$5\%$$ discount on first $$\,20,000$$ and $$2\%$$ discount on the remaining $$\, 30,000$$. Find the total discount.



Observe the table given below. Check and decide, whether the individuals have to pay income tax.

Sr. No.IndividualsAgeTaxable Income (Rs. )Will have to pay income tax or not
i. Miss Nikita$$27$$$$\text{Rs.}\ 234, 000$$.........
ii.Mr. Kulkarni$$36$$$$\text{Rs.}\ 327,000$$.........
iii.Miss Mehta$$44$$$$\text{Rs.}\ 582,000$$.........
iv.Mr. Bajaj$$64$$$$\text{Rs.}\ 840,000$$.........
v.Mr. Desilva$$81$$$$\text{Rs.}\ 450,000$$.........
$$\text{Rs.}\ 327000$$



Find:
$$2.7$$ is what percent of $$18$$?



A shopkeeper buys an article for $$Rs. 600$$ and marks $$25$$% above the cost price. Find (i) the selling price if he sells the article at $$10$$% discount(ii) the percentage of discount if it is sold for $$Rs. 600$$.



A dealer allows a discount of $$20$$% and still gains $$20$$%. Find the marked price of an article that costs the dealer $$Rs. 720$$.



A person purchases electronic items worth $$Rs. 2,50,000$$. The shop keeper charges him a sales tax of $$21$$% instead of $$12$$%. The purchaser does not realize that he has overpaid. But after some time he finds that he has paid excess and asks the shopkeeper to return the excess ' money. The shopkeeper refuses and the purchaser moves the consumer court. The court with due learning orders the shop-keeper to pay the purchaser the excess money paid by the way of sales tax with an interest of $$12$$% per annum. If the whole deliberation takes $$8$$ months what is the money that the purchaser gets back?



Gas stations in the United States sell gasoline by the gallon , whereas those in Great Britain sell it by the litre. Martin heads for a trip estimating his total mileage to be 960 miles. The Great Britain pound (GBP)-U.S.dollar (USD) exchange rate is currently 1:1.52, and 1 gallon (gal) is approximately 3.785 litres (L).
The rental car firm Martin is using has a special offer: for an extra 30 GBP, Martin can lock in a subsidised fuel cost of 0.75 GBP per litre for the duration of his trip. How much approximately would Martin save with this offer? ( In USD)



A cycle is marked at $$Rs. 3600$$ and sold for $$Rs. 3312$$. What are the discount and discount percentage?
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Radhika deals with second-hand goods. She bought a second hand refrigerator for $$Rs. 5000$$. She spends $$Rs. 100$$ on transportation and $$Rs. 500$$ on its repair. She sells the refrigerator for $$Rs. 7000$$. Find the total cost price of the refrigerator.



Find the discount, when marked price $$=\text{Rs. }780,$$ selling price $$=\text{Rs. }721.50$$.



A shopkeeper purchase a sewing machine for $$Rs.\ 1200$$. He sells it at discount of $$10$$% and still makes a profit of $$8$$%.
 Find 
(i) The selling price 
(ii) The marked price. 



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