Comparing Quantities quiz

3/5 expressed as a percentage is:

0.07 as a percentage is:

20% of 250 is:

If CP = Rs 200 and SP = Rs 250, the profit percent is:

The simple interest on Rs 1000 at 10% per year for 2 years is:

The ratio of 50 paise to Rs 5 is:

If a loss of 10% is made on an article costing Rs 500, its selling price is:

125% written as a decimal is:

The amount on Rs 2000 at 5% per year simple interest for 3 years is:

What percent of 80 is 20?

Convert 7/20 and 1/8 into percentages. (2 marks)

Are the ratios 3 : 4 and 12 : 16 equivalent? Show working. (2 marks)

72% of 25 students are good in mathematics. How many are not good in mathematics? (2 marks)

A football team won 10 matches out of the total matches played. If their win percentage was 40, how many matches did they play? (2 marks)

Find the selling price if CP = Rs 950 and the loss is 5%. (2 marks)

Find the simple interest on Rs 4,500 at 8% per year for 1 year 6 months. (2 marks)

The price of a book rose from Rs 120 to Rs 150. Find the percentage increase. (2 marks)

Convert 2 : 3 into a percentage of the whole when the total is divided in this ratio. (2 marks)

If Chameli had Rs 600 left after spending 75% of her money, how much did she have originally? (2 marks)

Why is a profit of Rs 100 on Rs 500 better than a profit of Rs 150 on Rs 1,000? Use percentages. (2 marks)

A shopkeeper bought two TV sets at Rs 10,000 each. He sold one at a profit of 10% and the other at a loss of 10%. Find his overall profit or loss. (3 marks)

In what time will Rs 4,500 amount to Rs 5,400 at 5% per year simple interest? (3 marks)

At what rate of simple interest will Rs 12,500 earn Rs 3,750 as interest in 3 years? (3 marks)

Rahul bought a cycle for Rs 2,500 and spent Rs 300 on repairs. He sold it for Rs 3,080. Find his profit percent. (3 marks)

The population of a city decreased from 25,000 to 24,500. Find the percentage decrease. If it decreases by the same percent next year, what will the population be? (3 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. During a festival sale, a shop offered 20% off on all shoes. Priya bought a pair marked Rs 1,500 and a bag marked Rs 800, which had a 10% discount. (i) Find the price Priya paid for the shoes. (ii) Find the price she paid for the bag. (iii) Find the total money saved. (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. A farmer took a loan of Rs 50,000 from a bank at 9% per year simple interest to buy seeds and fertilisers. He repaid the loan after 2 years. (i) Find the interest for 2 years. (ii) Find the total amount he repaid. (iii) If a moneylender charged 24% per year, how much more interest would he have paid? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. A school has 1,200 students. 45% are girls. In the annual sports meet, 25% of the girls and 30% of the boys took part. (i) Find the number of girls and boys. (ii) Find the number of girls and boys who took part. (iii) What percentage of all students took part? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. A fruit seller bought 100 kg of mangoes at Rs 60 per kg. 10 kg got spoilt. He sold the rest at Rs 80 per kg. (i) Find his total cost price. (ii) Find his total selling price. (iii) Find his profit or loss percent. (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. Meena deposited Rs 8,000 in a bank at 6% per year simple interest. Her brother deposited Rs 10,000 at 5% per year. Both kept the money for 3 years. (i) Find the interest earned by Meena. (ii) Find the interest earned by her brother. (iii) Who received the larger amount at the end, and how much was it? (5 marks)

Draw a bar graph showing the marks of a student in five subjects out of 100: English 72, Maths 88, Science 80, Social Science 76, Hindi 84. Find the overall percentage and the subject with the highest percentage. (6 marks)

Explain profit and loss with a flowchart. A dealer buys a scooter for Rs 60,000 and sells it at a loss of 4%. He buys another for Rs 50,000 and sells it at a profit of 8%. Find the selling prices and his overall gain or loss. (6 marks)

Explain simple interest with a labelled table showing principal, rate, time, interest and amount for three cases: (i) Rs 1,200 at 12% for 1 year (ii) Rs 7,500 at 8% for 3 years (iii) Rs 25,000 at 6.5% for 2 years. (6 marks)

Draw a circle diagram showing a family's spending: food 40%, rent 20%, education 15%, health 5% and savings 20%. If the monthly income is Rs 36,000, find the amount for each item. (6 marks)

Explain with examples how to convert fractions, decimals and ratios into percentages. Convert 5/8, 0.375, 3 : 5 and 1.6 into percentages, and represent 37.5% on a 10 x 10 grid diagram approximately. (6 marks)