PAPER

QUESTION
23 August 2012
PROFIT ANDLOSS;
COMPOUNDINTEREST; RATIO
ANDPROPORTION
CLASS DIVISION EXAM CODE
8 A 3575041
8 B 7012661
8 C 4966681
8 D 8942541
8 E 8997331
8 F 6420411
SCHOOL
Delhi Public School, Bangalore East
1. There are 24 questions in the paper. All are compulsory.
2. Tick or circle the option which is your answer.
3. Show your working on a separate sheet of paper wherever
you need to.
4. For calculations take pi as 22/7.
5. Please check your answers carefully before submitting the
test. Once submitted, the answers CANNOT be changed.
1
Profit and Loss; Compound Interest; Ratio and Proportion CLASS 8 SET NO 1
2
A pizza is divided into equal slices as shown. What part of the pizza below would remain
if you ate two of the slices?
1 40% 2 60% 3 66.7% 4 77.5%
Q: 1
The total obtained by adding 10% of 100 to 200 and then subtracting 5% of 200 from
the result is same as
1 200. 2 adding 5% of 100 to 200.
3 adding 5% of 200 to 200. 4 adding 10% of 100 to 200.
Q: 2
A teacher asks students what they understand by 25% of some quantity.
3 students, Kaveri, Ganga and Jamuna give the following answers:
Kaveri: "If an apple is cut into 4 equal pieces, one of the pieces represents 25% of the
full apple."
Ganga: "My score in maths is 25 out of 50. That means my score is 25%."
Jamuna: "I had Rs 10 with me and I spent Rs 2.50 to buy a pencil. This means I spent
25% of the money I had."
Who, among these students, has/have the correct understanding of percentage?
1 only Kaveri 2 only Ganga
3 only Kaveri and Ganga 4 only Kaveri and Jamuna
Q: 3
20% of N is 500. Which of these could be N?
1 25 2 100 3 500 4 2500
Q: 4
Rosy buys 6 mangoes for Rs. 20. How many mangoes should she sell for Rs. 20 if she
wants to make a profit of 50%?
1 3 2 4 3 7 4 9
Q: 5
Sumul bought a DVD of a movie for Rs 250. He sold it to Tinu at a loss of 10%. How much
did Tinu pay Sumul?
1 Rs 25 2 Rs 225 3 Rs 240 4 Rs 275
Q: 6
Akhil bought a camera for Rs 12,000 and sold it for Rs 9,000. What is his loss percent?
1 25% 2 30% 3 33.3% 4 75%
Q: 7
Nidhi sold her video game for Rs 5500 and made a profit of Rs 500. What is her profit
percent?
1 9
1
11
% 2 10% 3 50% 4 90
10
11
%
Profit and Loss; Compound Interest; Ratio and Proportion CLASS 8 SET NO 1
3
Q: 8
The cost price of a bottle of shampoo is Rs 80. The shopkeeper sells it at a profit of 10%.
The customer pays a sales tax of 12.5% on the selling price.
What amount does the customer pay?
1 Rs 90 2 Rs 98 3 Rs 99 4 Rs 102.5
Q: 9
The price of a chocolate bar is Rs 20 without tax. What would be the price of the
chocolate bar, inclusive of tax at 10%?
1 Rs 10 2 Rs 18 3 Rs 22 4 Rs 30
Q: 10
A T-shirt marked at Rs 125 was sold at Rs 100. What was the percentage of discount
given on it?
1 15% 2 20% 3 25% 4 30%
Q: 11
Supratim bought a wrist watch which was marked at Rs 1000 at a sale. The watch had a
discount of 10% on the marked price. Since he was the 100
th
customer to visit the
shop, he got an additional discount of 10% on the discounted price. How much did
Supratim pay for the watch?
1 Rs 800 2 Rs 810 3 Rs 900 4 Rs 980
Q: 12
Navya deposits Rs 1,000 each in the following schemes.
I) a simple interest of 5% annually
II) a 5% interest, compounded annually
for a period of 2 years. The difference between the amounts that she gets at the end of
two years, from schemes I and II, is equal to
(Note: The simple interest on Rs. 1,000 at 5% for 1 year is Rs. 50.)
1 the compound interest of 5% on Rs 1,000 for a period of 1 year.
2 the simple interest of 5% on Rs 1,000 for a period of 1 year.
3 the simple interest of 5% on Rs 50 for a period of 1 year.
4 the simple interest of 5% on Rs 50 for a period of 2 years.
Q: 13
What is the compound interest on Rs 2,000, for 2 years, at 5% per annum compounded
annually?
1 Rs 200 2 Rs 205 3 Rs 2,200 4 Rs 2,205
Q: 14
The cost of a T.V set is Rs 18,000. Its value depreciates at the rate of 10% per annum.
What will be the total depreciation in its value after 2 years?
1 Rs 3420 2 Rs 3780 3 Rs 14580 4 Rs 21780
Q: 15
Maria invests Rs 8000 in a bank at 8% interest compounded half - yearly. What is the
INTEREST that she earns in one year?
1 Rs 640 2 Rs 652.80 3 Rs 1280 4 Rs 1331.20
Profit and Loss; Compound Interest; Ratio and Proportion CLASS 8 SET NO 1
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Q: 16
If the image of the bicycle shown below is magnified 20 times, which of the following
will NOT change?
1 the diameter of Tyre 1
2 the angle between Rod 1 and Rod 2
3 the lengths of Rod 1 and Rod 2
4 the distance between the centres of the two tyres
Q: 17
Which of these quantities are in direct proportion?
I) Swami's age and his father's age
II) the speed of a car travelling at uniform speed and the distance that it travels in a
fixed time t hours
III) the speed of a car travelling at uniform speed and the time that it takes to cover a
fixed distance d km.
1 only II 2 only I and II 3 only II and III 4 all - I, II and III
Q: 18
x and y are quantities that vary directly with each other. Which of these is true?
(Note: k is a constant.)
1 x + y = k 2 x - y = k
3 xy = k 4
x
y
= k
Q: 19
Eel is a type of fish. Eels G and H in an aquarium are to be fed according to their length.
If eel G is fed 9 grams of fish food, how much is fed to eel H?
1 12 grams 2 15 grams 3 19 grams 4 20 grams
Q: 20
A species of aliens in a science-fiction story has strange body proportions - the taller
the alien, the lower its body weight.
Given below are the heights and weights of a few such aliens.
If the relationship between the height and weight is the same for all these aliens, what
will be the weight of an alien whose height is 5 m?
1 24 kg 2 45 kg 3 50 kg 4 600 kg
Profit and Loss; Compound Interest; Ratio and Proportion CLASS 8 SET NO 1
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Q: 21
In which of these tables do the quantities ' x and y ' vary inversely?
1 2
3 4
Q: 22
Sakina covers a certain distance in 12 minutes, walking at the rate of 10 km/hr. How
long will she take to cover the same distance walking at 8 km/hr?
1 15 minutes 2 14 minutes 3 10 minutes 4 8 minutes
Q: 23
30 men can plough a field in 14 days. In how many days will 20 men be able to plough
the same field?
1 24 days 2 21 days 3 14 days 4 4 days
Q: 24