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CBSE 8th-Mathematics worksheet-Comparing Quantities/Percentages-1

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Answer the following: 

1.      70% of students in a school are boys and the number of girls in the school is 504. Find the number of boys.
2.      Alena  spends 40% of her salary on food, 25%on house rent, 15% on entertainment and 5% on conveyance. Her savings at the end of the month is Rs. 1200. Find the salary per month.
3.      If 60% people speak Spanish, 30% speak English and the remaining speak other language, then what percent of the people speak other languages? If the total population is 50 Lakhs, find the exact number of people who speak each type of language?
4.      The human body is made up mostly of water. In fact, about 67% of a person’s total body weight is water. If Diya weights 56 kg, how much of her weight is water?
5.      The annual rate of growth of population of a certain city is 8%. If its present population is 1,96,830, what was the population year ago.
6.      The enrollment in a school increases from 1200 to 1254. Determine the percent increase in student enrollment.
7.      The bacteria in our hands grow at the rate of 20% every hour. What will be their count after 3 hrs if their initial count is 5 lakhs.
8.     A number is increased by 20% and then it is decreased by 20%. Find the net increase or decrease per cent.
9.     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.
10. Raj bought a watch for Rs. 800 and sold it for Rs. 1000. Anu bought a car for Rs. 4,00,000 and sold it for Rs. 4,20,000. Who made a better sale, Raj or Anu?
11. A real estate agent receives Rs 50,000 as commission, which is 4% of the selling price. At what price does the agent sell the property?

12. A watch worth Rs 5400 is offered for sale at Rs 4,500. What per cent discount is offered during the sale?

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