Secondary School (English Medium) (5 to 8) Class 8 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions

The loss per cent on selling 140 geometry boxes at the loss of S.P. of 10 geometry boxes is equal to ______.

The cost price of 10 tables is equal to the sale price of 5 tables. The profit per cent in this transaction is ______.

5% sales tax is charged on an article marked Rs 200 after allowing a discount of 5%, then the amount payable is ______.

C.P. = M.P. – Discount.

A man purchased a bicycle for Rs 1,040 and sold it for Rs 800. His gain per cent is 30%.

Selling price of 9 articles is equal to the cost price of 15 articles. In this transaction there is profit of `66 2/3%`.

In case of gain, S.P. = `((100 + "gain"%) xx "C.P.")/100`.

In case of loss, `C.P. = (100 xx S.P.)/(100 + Loss%)`

The buying price of 5 kg of flour with the rate Rs 20 per kg, when 5% ST is added on the purchase is Rs 21.

The original price of a shampoo bottle bought for Rs 324 if 8% VAT is included in the price is Rs 300.

Three bags contain 64.2 kg of sugar. The second bag contains `4/5` of the contents of the first and the third contains `45 1/2`% of what there is in the second bag. How much sugar is there in each bag?

The marked price of an article is Rs 500. The shopkeeper gives a discount of 5% and still makes a profit of 25%. Find the cost price of the article.

Babita bought 160 kg of mangoes at Rs 48 per kg. She sold 70% of the mangoes at Rs 70 per kg and the remaining mangoes at Rs 40 per kg. Find Babita’s gain or loss per cent on the whole dealing.

A new computer costs Rs 1,00,000. The depreciation of computers is very high as new models with better technological advantages are coming into the market. The depreciation is as high as 50% every year. How much will the cost of computer be after two years?

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

Ashima sold two coolers for Rs 3,990 each. On selling one cooler she gained 5% and on selling the other she suffered a loss of 5%. Find her overall gain or loss % in whole transaction.

A lady buys some pencils for Rs 3 and an equal number for Rs 6. She sells them for Rs 7. Find her gain or loss%.

On selling a chair for Rs 736, a shopkeeper suffers a loss of 8%. At what price should he sell it so as to gain 8%?

A dining table is purchased for Rs 3,200 and sold at a gain of 6%. If a customer pays sales tax at the rate of 5%. How much does the customer pay in all for the table?

Achal bought a second-hand car for Rs 2,25,000 and spend Rs 25,000 for repairing. If he sold it for Rs 3,25,000, what is his profit per cent?