EduSahara™ Assignment
Name : Word Problems on Percentages
Chapter : Percentage
Grade : ICSE Grade VIII
License : Non Commercial Use
Question 1
1.
Out of 40 articles, 9 were damaged. What is the percentage of good articles?
  • (i)
    75.50%
  • (ii)
    76.50%
  • (iii)
    78.50%
  • (iv)
    77.50%
  • (v)
    79.50%
Question 2
2.
Out of 312 articles, 22 were damaged. What is the percentage of good articles?
  • (i)
    93.95%
  • (ii)
    90.95%
  • (iii)
    92.95%
  • (iv)
    91.95%
  • (v)
    94.95%
Question 3
3.
5.00% of a number is 7.50. What is 7.00% of the number?
  • (i)
    9.5
  • (ii)
    10.5
  • (iii)
    8.5
  • (iv)
    12.5
  • (v)
    11.5
Question 4
4.
26.00% of a number is 390.00. What is 40.00% of the number?
  • (i)
    599
  • (ii)
    602
  • (iii)
    598
  • (iv)
    601
  • (v)
    600
Question 5
5.
The cost of an article is ₹50.00. If it is increased by 9.00%, what is the new cost of the article?
  • (i)
    ₹53.50
  • (ii)
    ₹54.50
  • (iii)
    ₹52.50
  • (iv)
    ₹56.50
  • (v)
    ₹55.50
Question 6
6.
The cost of an article is ₹100.00. If it is decreased by 5.00%, what is the new cost of the article?
  • (i)
    ₹94.00
  • (ii)
    ₹97.00
  • (iii)
    ₹95.00
  • (iv)
    ₹96.00
  • (v)
    ₹93.00
Question 7
7.
The population of a city is 60000. If the rate of increase in population is 3.00% per annum, what is the population after 5 year(s)?
  • (i)
    69576
  • (ii)
    69556
  • (iii)
    69566
  • (iv)
    69546
  • (v)
    69536
Question 8
8.
The population of a city is 30000. If the rate of decrease in population is 6.00% per annum, what is the popoulation after 1 year(s)?
  • (i)
    28210
  • (ii)
    28200
  • (iii)
    28220
  • (iv)
    28180
  • (v)
    28190
Question 9
9.
If 9.00% and 6.00% are two successive changes, then the overall change is
  • (i)
    14.54%
  • (ii)
    17.54%
  • (iii)
    13.54%
  • (iv)
    15.54%
  • (v)
    16.54%
Question 10
10.
If 48.00% and 16.00% are two successive changes, then the overall change is
  • (i)
    72.68%
  • (ii)
    70.68%
  • (iii)
    71.68%
  • (iv)
    69.68%
  • (v)
    73.68%
Question 11
11.
The present value of a machine is ₹10000.00. Suppose it depreciates at the rate of 3.00% per annum, what is the value of the machine after 3 year(s)?
  • (i)
    ₹9127.73
  • (ii)
    ₹9126.73
  • (iii)
    ₹9125.73
  • (iv)
    ₹9124.73
  • (v)
    ₹9128.73
Question 12
12.
The present value of a machine is ₹2000.00. Suppose it depreciates at the rate of 4.00% per annum, what was the value of the machine 5 year(s) ago?
  • (i)
    ₹2450.87
  • (ii)
    ₹2453.87
  • (iii)
    ₹2451.87
  • (iv)
    ₹2452.87
  • (v)
    ₹2454.87
Question 13
13.
If the price of a commodity increases by 9.00%, the reduction in consumption so as not to increase the expenditure is
  • (i)
    10.26%
  • (ii)
    9.26%
  • (iii)
    6.26%
  • (iv)
    7.26%
  • (v)
    8.26%
Question 14
14.
If the price of a commodity decreases by 9.00%, the increase in consumption so as to match the expenditure is
  • (i)
    7.89%
  • (ii)
    11.89%
  • (iii)
    10.89%
  • (iv)
    8.89%
  • (v)
    9.89%
Question 15
15.
    • If 'a' exceeds 'b' by
    • 3.00%
    • ,
    • then 'b' is short of 'a' by
  • (i)
    2.91%
  • (ii)
    3.91%
  • (iii)
    0.91%
  • (iv)
    4.91%
  • (v)
    1.91%
Question 16
16.
    • If 'a' is short of 'b' by
    • 2.00%
    • ,
    • then 'b' exceeds 'a' by
  • (i)
    4.04%
  • (ii)
    1.04%
  • (iii)
    0.04%
  • (iv)
    2.04%
  • (v)
    3.04%
Question 17
17.
If the radius of a circle is increased by 7.00%, its area will increase by
  • (i)
    12.49%
  • (ii)
    16.49%
  • (iii)
    14.49%
  • (iv)
    15.49%
  • (v)
    13.49%
Question 18
18.
If the price of a commodity increases by r%, the reduction in consumption so as not to increase the expenditure is
  • (i)
    [
    r

    100 + r
    100
    ]
    %
  • (ii)
    [
    100 − r

    r
    100
    ]
    %
  • (iii)
    [
    100 + r

    r
    100
    ]
    %
  • (iv)
    [
    r

    100 − r
    100
    ]
    %
Question 19
19.
If the price of a commodity decreases by r%, the increase in consumption so as not to decrease the expenditure is
  • (i)
    [
    r

    100 + r
    100
    ]
    %
  • (ii)
    [
    100 − r

    r
    100
    ]
    %
  • (iii)
    [
    r

    100 − r
    100
    ]
    %
  • (iv)
    [
    100 + r

    r
    100
    ]
    %
Question 20
20.
If 'a' exceeds 'b' by x%, then 'b' is short of 'a' by
  • (i)
    [
    100 − x

    x
    100
    ]
    %
  • (ii)
    [
    x

    100 − x
    100
    ]
    %
  • (iii)
    [
    x

    100 + x
    100
    ]
    %
  • (iv)
    [
    100 + x

    x
    100
    ]
    %
Question 21
21.
If 'a' is short of 'b' by x%, then 'b' exceeds 'a' by
  • (i)
    [
    x

    100 − x
    100
    ]
    %
  • (ii)
    [
    100 + x

    x
    100
    ]
    %
  • (iii)
    [
    100 − x

    x
    100
    ]
    %
  • (iv)
    [
    x

    100 + x
    100
    ]
    %
Question 22
22.
If initial value is V, new value after r% increase is
  • (i)
    100 + r

    100
    V
  • (ii)
    100 − r

    r
    V
  • (iii)
    100 + r

    r
    V
  • (iv)
    100 − r

    100
    V
Question 23
23.
If initial value is V, new value after r% decrease is
  • (i)
    100 − r

    r
    V
  • (ii)
    100 + r

    r
    V
  • (iii)
    100 − r

    100
    V
  • (iv)
    100 + r

    100
    V
Question 24
24.
In a school of 900 students, 225 students are boys. The number of boys who failed the final exam is 175. The number of girls who failed is 205. The percentage of boys who failed the exam =
  • (i)
    75.78%
  • (ii)
    78.78%
  • (iii)
    77.78%
  • (iv)
    79.78%
  • (v)
    76.78%
Question 25
25.
In a school of 200 students, 100 students are boys. The number of boys who failed the final exam is 80. The number of girls who failed is 40. The percentage of girls who failed the exam =
  • (i)
    40.00%
  • (ii)
    42.00%
  • (iii)
    38.00%
  • (iv)
    39.00%
  • (v)
    41.00%
Question 26
26.
In a school of 600 students, 300 students are boys. The number of boys who failed the final exam is 110. The number of girls who failed is 100. The percentage of students who passed the exam =
  • (i)
    67.00%
  • (ii)
    64.00%
  • (iii)
    63.00%
  • (iv)
    65.00%
  • (v)
    66.00%
Question 27
27.
In a school of 300 students, 60 students are boys. The number of boys who failed the final exam is 20. The percentage of girls who failed is 25.00%. The number of girls who passed the exam =
  • (i)
    183
  • (ii)
    179
  • (iii)
    180
  • (iv)
    181
  • (v)
    178
Question 28
28.
In a school of 200 students, 60 students are boys. The number of boys who failed the final exam is 20. The percentage of girls who failed is 28.57%. The percentage of boys who passed the exam =
  • (i)
    66.67%
  • (ii)
    68.67%
  • (iii)
    65.67%
  • (iv)
    67.67%
  • (v)
    64.67%
    Assignment Key

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