SSLC (English Medium) Class 8 - Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education Question Bank Solutions

By selling a flower pot for ₹ 528, a woman gains 20%. At what price should she sell it to gain 25%?

A man buys an article for ₹ 150 and makes overhead expenses which are 12% of the cost price. At what price must he sell it to gain 5%?

What is the marked price of a hat which is bought for ₹ 210 at 16% discount?

The single discount in % which is equivalent to two successive discounts of 20% and 25% is

A fruit vendor bought some mangoes of which 10% were rotten. He sold `33 1/3%` of the rest. Find the total number of mangoes bought by him initially, if he still has 240 mangoes with him

Sultana bought the following things from a general store. Calculate the total bill amount paid by her.

(i) Medicines costing ₹800 with GST at 5%

(ii) Cosmetics costing ₹ 650 with GST at 12%

(iii) Cereals costing ₹900 with GST at 0%

(iv) Sunglass costing ₹1750 with GST at18%

(v) Air Conditioner costing ₹28500 with GST at 28%

Vaidegi sold two sarees for ₹ 2200 each. On one she gains 10% and on the other she loses 12%. Find her total gain or loss percentage in the sale of the sarees

Gopi sold a laptop at 12% gain. If it had been sold for ₹ 1200 more, the gain would have been 20%. Find the cost price of the laptop

A shopkeeper gives two successive discounts on an article whose marked price is ₹ 180 and selling price is ₹ 108. Find the first discount percentage if the second discount is 25%

You want to have an ice cream or a cake. There are three flavours (chocolate, strawberry and vanilla) in ice creams, and two flavours (orange and red velvet) in the cakes. In how many possible ways can you choose an ice cream or a cake?

Shanthi has 5 churidar sets and 4 frocks. In how many possible ways, can she wear either a churidar or a frock?

In a Higher Secondary School, the following groups are available in XI standard

1. Science Group:
   
   1. Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics
   2. Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Computer Science.
   3. Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Home Science
2. Arts Group: 
   
   1. Accountancy, Commerce, Economics and Business Maths
   2. Accountancy, Commerce, Economics and Computer Science
   3. History, Geography, Economics and Commerce
3. Vocational Group:
   1. Biology, Nursing Theory, Nursing Practical I and Nursing Practical II
   2. Home Science, Textiles and Dress Designing Theory, Textiles and Dress Designing Practical I and Textiles and Dress Designing Practical II

In how many possible ways, can a student choose a group?

If you have 2 school bags and 3 water bottles then, in how many different ways can you choose each one of them, while going to school?

Roll numbers are created with a letter followed by 3 digits in it, from the letters A, B, C, D and E and any 3 digits from 0 to 9. In how many possible ways can the roll numbers be generated? (except A000, B000, C000, D000 and E000)

A safety locker in a jewel shop requires a 4 digit unique code. The code has the digits from 0 to 9. How many unique codes are possible?

An examination paper has 3 sections, each with five questions and students are instructed to answer one question from each section. In how many different ways of can the questions be answered?

In how many ways can you answer 3 multiple choice questions, with the choices A, B, C and D?

How many 2 digit numbers contain the number 7?

`(-19)/5` lies between the integers __________ and __________

Find the product of the terms

−2mn, (2m)², −3mn