ICSE Board Practice

ICSE Grade VIII - Percentage
Question 1
1.
In a school of 800 students, 520 students are boys. The number of boys who failed the final exam is 170. The percentage of girls who failed is 71.43%. The percentage of girls who passed the exam =
  • 28.57%
  • 27.57%
  • 26.57%
  • 29.57%
  • 30.57%
Question 2
2.
The population of a city is 90000. If the rate of decrease in population is 7.00% per annum, what is the popoulation after 1 year(s)?
  • 83700
  • 83710
  • 83690
  • 83680
  • 83720
Question 3
3.
In a school of 700 students, 455 students are boys. The number of boys who failed the final exam is 345. The percentage of girls who failed is 55.10%. The number of girls who failed =
  • 134
  • 136
  • 133
  • 137
  • 135
Question 4
4.
    • If 'a' is short of 'b' by
    • 10.00%
    • ,
    • then 'b' exceeds 'a' by
  • 10.11%
  • 9.11%
  • 12.11%
  • 13.11%
  • 11.11%
Question 5
5.
    • 8.00%
    • of
    • 100.00
    • +
    • 2.00%
    • of
    • 20.00
    • =
  • 8.40
  • 8.60
  • 8.20
  • 8.50
  • 8.30
Question 6
6.
If the price of a commodity decreases by 12.00%, the increase in consumption so as to match the expenditure is
  • 11.64%
  • 15.64%
  • 14.64%
  • 13.64%
  • 12.64%
Question 7
7.
The cost of an article is ₹60.00. If it is increased by 1.00%, what is the new cost of the article?
  • ₹60.60
  • ₹59.60
  • ₹62.60
  • ₹61.60
  • ₹58.60
Question 8
8.
    • 0.48
    • =
  • 46.00%
  • 47.00%
  • 49.00%
  • 50.00%
  • 48.00%
Question 9
9.
Let the present value of a machine be P. If it depreciates at the rate of r% per annum, the value of the machine n years ago is
  • P
    [
    1
    -
    r

    100
    ]
    n
  • P

    [
    1
    -
    100

    r
    ]
    n
  • P

    [
    1
    -
    r

    100
    ]
    n
  • P
    [
    1
    -
    100

    r
    ]
    n
Question 10
10.
How much is 6.00% of 140?
  • 6.4
  • 7.4
  • 9.4
  • 10.4
  • 8.4