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Introduction to ratio and percentages - class-VIII

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6 dozen eggs are bought for Rs. 48. How much will 132 eggs cost ?

  1. Rs. 78

  2. Rs. 80

  3. Rs. 82

  4. Rs. 88


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

6 dozen eggs = 72 eggs
Let the required amount be Rs. x.

Now,
$72:132::48:x$
$\dfrac{72}{132}=\dfrac{48}{x}$

$x=88$
Therefore,
Required amount = $Rs. 88$

The food stocks in a hostel are sufficient for 1200 students for 20 days . If 400 more students joined the hostel , the stocks just for ... days .

  1. 12

  2. 15

  3. 18

  4. 21


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Let food stock is sufficient for $x$ days.

Given,
$M _{1}=1200$
$D _{1}=20$
$M _{2}=1200+400=1600$
$D _{2}=x$
Then, using $M _{1}D _{1}=M _{2}D _{2}$
$1200\times 20 = 1600\times x$
$x=\dfrac{1200\times 20}{1600}$
$x=15$
Therefore, now the food stock is sufficient for $15$ days.

The time taken (in hours) by a car to travel $900km$ if it travels $600 km $ in $12 hrs$.

  1. 18

  2. 16

  3. 15

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Time taken to cover $600km$ is `12 Hrs

Speed of car is given as $\dfrac{600}{12}=50kmph$
Time taken to cover $900km$ is $\dfrac{900}{50}=18hrs$

If 10% of x=20% of y, then $x:y$ is equal to

  1. $1:2$

  2. $2:1$

  3. $5:1$

  4. $10:1$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Given,

$10$% $x$ = $20$% $y$

$\dfrac{x}{y}=\dfrac{20}{10}$%

$\therefore x:y=2:1$

$33\dfrac { 1 }{ 3 } %\quad of\quad 1\dfrac { 1 }{ 2 } $ minute is equal to ___

  1. 2000 seconds

  2. 5000 seconds

  3. 3000 seconds

  4. 6000 seconds


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
$1$minute$=60$seconds
$33\dfrac{1}{3}$ minutes$=33\dfrac{1}{3}\times 60$ seconds
$=\dfrac{100}{3}\times 60$ seconds
$=100\times 20$ seconds
$=2000$seconds.

What is the sum of two numbers?
I. The bigger of these two numbers is 6 more than the smaller number.
II. 40% of the smaller number is equal to 30% of the bigger number.
III. The ratio between half of the bigger number and one-third of the smaller number is 2 : 1

  1. Only II and III are sufficient

  2. Only I and II are sufficient

  3. I and either II or III is sufficient

  4. All, II and III together are sufficient


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

From the given statements we can make the following equations.
(I) $\Rightarrow y=x+6$
(II) $\Rightarrow 0.4x=0.2y\Rightarrow \frac {x}{y}=\frac {x}{y}=\frac {3}{4}$
(III) $\Rightarrow \frac {y/2}{x/3}=\frac {2}{1}\Rightarrow \frac {y}{x}=\frac {4}{3}\Rightarrow \frac {x}{y}=\frac {3}{4}$
Obviously, question can be solved by using (I) and either (II) or (III) because equations (II) and (III) are same.

The difference between simple interest and compound interest on a certain sum of money for 3 years at 5% per annum is Rs. 122. Find the sum

  1. Rs. 12,200

  2. Rs. 15,000

  3. Rs. 16,500

  4. Rs. 16,000


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Suppose $sum=P$
Given $CI-SI=Rs. 122$
$P\left (1+\frac {5}{100}\right )^3-P-\left (\frac {P\times 5\times 3}{100}\right )=122$
$P\left (\frac {105^3}{100^3}-1-\frac {15}{100}\right )=122$
$P\left (\frac {7,625}{100^3}\right )=122$
$P=\frac {122\times 100^3}{7,625}=Rs. 16,000$

Two cats Billy and Kitty together catch 60 mice. If Billy catches three mice for every two caught by Kitty, the number of mice caught by Kitty is

  1. 24

  2. 30

  3. 36

  4. 40


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ratio of catches by Billy and Kitty is 3 : 2. Therefore,
$3x+2x=60$
$5x=60$ or $x=\frac {60}{5}=12$
Number of mice caught by Kitty $=2x=2\times 12=24$

A person spent Rs 564 in buying geese and ducks. If each goose costs Rs 7, each duck Rs 3, and if the total number of birds bought was 108, how many of each did he buy?

  1. 60 and 48

  2. 48 and 36

  3. 48 and 24

  4. 60 and 30


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In questions of this kind, it is essential to have all quantities expressed in the same denomination; in the present instance, it will be convenient to express the money in rupees.
Let x be the number of geese. Then 108 -x is the number of ducks.
Since each goose costs 7 rupees, x geese cost 7x rupees.
And since each duck costs 3 rupees, 108 -x ducks cost 3(108 -x) rupees.
Therefore, the amount spent is 7x + 3(108 -x) rupees; but the question states that the amount is Rs 564. Hence,
$7x + 3(108 -x) = 564$
or $7x + 324 -3x = 564$
or $4x = 240$
Therefore, the number of geese, $x = 60$, and the number of ducks, $108 -x = 48$.

A person invested Rs 1,600 for 3 years and Rs 1,100 for 4 years at the same rate of simple interest. The total interest from these investments was Rs 506. Find the rate percent per annum

  1. 5%

  2. $5\frac {1}{2}$%

  3. 6%

  4. $6\frac {1}{2}$%


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

$P _1=1,600, t _1=3$
$P _2=1,1000, t _2=4$
$SI _1+SI _2=506$
or $\frac {1,600\times 3\times r}{100}+\frac {1,100\times 4\times r}{100}=506$
or $r(4,800+4,400)=506\times 100$
or $r=\frac {506\times 100}{92,000}=5.5$%

A man saves 20% of his monthly salary. If on account of increase in prices, he is to increase his monthly expenses by 20%, he is only able to save Rs 800 per month. His monthly salary is

  1. Rs 40,000

  2. Rs 28,000

  3. Rs 24,000

  4. Rs 20,000


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Let the salary be Rs 100
Savings $=$ Rs 20 ; Expenditure $=$ Rs 80
New expenditure $=$ 120% of Rs 80 $=$ Rs 96.
New savings $=Rs:100-Rs:96=Rs:4$
$\implies4\%x=Rs:800\implies x=Rs:20,000$

Alfred buys an old scooter for Rs. $4700$ and spends Rs. $800$ on its repairs. If he sells the scooter for Rs. $5800$, his gain percent is:

  1. $4\dfrac {4}{7}$%

  2. $5\dfrac {5}{11}$%

  3. $10$%

  4. $12$%


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Cost Price $(C.P.) = Rs. (4700 + 800) = Rs. 5500$.
Selling Price $(S.P.) = Rs. 5800$.
$Gain = (S.P.) - (C.P.) = Rs.(5800 - 5500) = Rs. 300$.
Gain % $= \left (\dfrac {300}{5500}\times 100\right )$% $= 5\dfrac {5}{11}$%

If a quarter kg of potato costs 60 paise, how many paise will 200 gm cost?

  1. 48 paise

  2. 54 paise

  3. 56 paise

  4. 72 paise


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Let the required weight be x kg.
Less weight, Less cost (Direct Proportion)
$\therefore 250 : 200 :: 60 : x \Leftrightarrow 250 \times x = (200 \times 60)$
$\Rightarrow x = \dfrac{(200 \times 60)}{250}$
$\Rightarrow x = 48$

A wheel that has 6 cogs is meshed with a larger wheel of 14 cogs. When the smaller wheel has made 21 revolutions, then the number of revolutions mad by the larger wheel is

  1. 4

  2. 9

  3. 12

  4. 49


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Let the required number of revolutions made by larger wheel be x.
Then, More cogs, Less revolutions (Indirect Proportion)
$\therefore 14 : 6 :: 21 : x \Leftrightarrow 14 \times x = 6 \times 21$
$\Rightarrow x = \dfrac{6 \times 21}{14}$
$\Rightarrow x = 9$

A flagstaff 17.5 m high casts a shadow of length 40.25 m. The height of the building, which casts a shadow of length 28.75 m under similar conditions will be

  1. 10 m

  2. 12.5 m

  3. 17.5

  4. 21.25 m


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Let the height of the building x metres.
Less lengthy shadow, Less in the height (Direct Proportion)
$\therefore 40.25 : 28.75 :: 17.5 : x \Leftrightarrow 40.25 \times x = 28.75 \times 17.5$
$x = \dfrac{28.75 \times 17.5}{40.25}$
$\Rightarrow x = 12.5$

36 men can complete a piece of work in 18 days. In how many days will 27 men complete the same work?

  1. 12

  2. 18

  3. 22

  4. 24

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Let the required number of days be x.
Less men, More days (Indirect Proportion)
$\therefore 27 : 36 :: 18 : x \Leftrightarrow 27 \times x = 36 \times 18$
$\Rightarrow x = \dfrac{36 \times 18}{27}$
$\Rightarrow x = 24$

If 7 spiders make 7 webs in 7 days, then 1 spider will make 1 web in how many days?

  1. 1

  2. $\dfrac{7}{2}$

  3. 7

  4. 49


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Let the required number days be x.
Less spiders, More days (Indirect Proportion)
Less webs, Less days (Direct Proportion)
$\left.\begin{matrix}Spiders & 1 : 7 \ Webs  &  7 : 1 \end{matrix}\right} :: 7 : x$
$\therefore 1 \times 7 \times x = 7 \times 1 \times 7$
$\Rightarrow x = 7$

Ravi and Kumar are working on as assignment. Ravi takes $6$ hours to type $32$ pages on a computer, while Kumar takes $5$ hours to type $40$ pages. How much time will they take, working together on two difference computers to type an assignment of $110$ pages?

  1. $7$ hours $30$ minutes

  2. $8$ hours

  3. $8$ hours $15$ minutes

  4. $8$ hours $25$ minutes


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Number of pages typed Rave in $1$ hour $=\cfrac{32}{6}=\cfrac{16}{3}$
Number of pages typed by Kumar in $1$ hour $=\cfrac{40}{5}=8$.
Number of pages typed by both in $1$ hour $=\left( \cfrac { 16 }{ 3 } +8 \right) =\cfrac { 40 }{ 3 } $.
$\therefore$ Time taken by both to type $110$ pages $=\left( 110\times \cfrac { 3 }{ 40 }  \right) $ hours
$=8\cfrac{1}{4}$ hours (or) $8$ hours $15$ minutes.

Sakshi can do a piece of work in $20$ days. Tanya is $25$% more efficient than Sakshi. The number of days taken by Tanya to do the same piece of work is:

  1. $15$

  2. $16$

  3. $18$

  4. $25$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Ratio of times taken by Sakshi and Tany $=125:100=5:4$.
Suppose Tanya takes $x$ days to do the work.
$5:4::20:x$ $\Rightarrow \left( \cfrac { 5\times 20 }{ 5 }  \right) $
$\Rightarrow$ $x=16$ days.
Hence, Tanya takes $16$ days to complete the work.

There are four numbers whose product is $9261000$ and each of these four numbers is formed by $3$ distinct prime numbers. The average of all the four numbers is:

  1. $61.75$

  2. $67.25$

  3. $82.33$

  4. $Data\ insufficient$


Correct Option: A

A shopkeeper offers a discount of 25% on a T.V and sells it for Rs.8400. What is the cost price of the T.V?

  1. Rs.8570

  2. Rs.11200

  3. Rs.9040

  4. Rs.8960


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Let the cost price of the T.V.$ = x$


After give $25\%$ discount 


$x - \dfrac{25}{100} \times x =$ selling price 
                        $= 8400$

$\dfrac{75}{100} \times x = 8400$

$\dfrac{3}{4} x = 8,400$

$x = \dfrac{8,400 \times 4}{3}$

$x = 11,200$

The temperature of a metal coin is increased ny $100^0$C and its diameter by 0.15%. Its area increases by nearly

  1. 0.15%

  2. 0.60%

  3. 0.30%

  4. 0.0225%


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$A = \pi r^2$
$\displaystyle \frac{\Delta A}{A} = 2 \frac{\Delta A}{r}$
$\displaystyle \frac{\Delta A}{A}$% $= 2 \displaystyle \left ( \frac{\Delta A}{r} \right ) \times 100$
$\displaystyle \frac{\Delta A}{A}$% $= 2 \times 0.15 = 0.30$%

If the volume of a sphere increases by 72.8%, then its surface area increases by

  1. 20%

  2. 44%

  3. 24.3%

  4. 48.6%


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

$\displaystyle \frac{V'}{V} = \frac{172.8}{100} = \frac{\displaystyle \frac{4}{3} \pi R^{.3}}{\displaystyle \frac{4}{3} \pi R^3}$
$\displaystyle \frac{R'}{R} = 1.2$
Now, ratio of surface area $= \displaystyle \frac{S'}{S} = \frac{4 \pi R^{.2}}{4 \pi R^3}$
$= \displaystyle \frac{S'}{S} = 1.44$
Hence surface area increased by 44%

The given table shows the prices of 3 different types of eggs $\displaystyle \frac{1}{4}$ of the eggs Priyanka bought were chicken eggs $\displaystyle \frac{1}{8}$ of them were century eggs and the rest were quail eggs If Priyanka spent a total amount of Rs. 6.50 on the chicken and century eggs how much did she spent on the quail eggs? 

Chicken eggs 20 paise each
Century eggs 90 paise each
Quail eggs 5 paise each
  1. Rs. 1.25

  2. Rs. 1.40

  3. Rs. 1.65

  4. Rs. 1.80


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Let the total number of eggs=x.

So, number of chicken eggs= (1/4)*x
number of century eggs= (1/8)*x

number of quail eggs= total-(chicken eggs+century eggs)
$\begin{array}{c}x - \left( {\dfrac{1}{4}x + \dfrac{1}{8}x} \right) = x - \left( {\dfrac{3}{8}x} \right)\\ = \dfrac{5}{8}x\end{array}$
Cost of 1 chicken egg=20 paise
Cost of (1/4)*x chicken eggs= $\dfrac{1}{4} \times x \times 20 = 5x$
Cost of 1 century egg=90 paise
Cost of (1/8)*x chicken eggs= $\dfrac{1}{8} \times x \times 90 = 11.25x$
Cost of 1 quail egg=5 paise
Cost of (5/8)*x chicken eggs= $\dfrac{5}{8} \times x \times 5= 3.125x$

The total cost of chicken and century eggs=5x+11.25x
=16.25x

As for the cost of chicken and century eggs=Rs 6.5
So,
16.25x=6.5
x=0.4

Cost of quail eggs=3.125*x
=3.125*0.4
=1.25

Thus Option A


On selling $17$ balls at $Rs. 720$, there is a loss equal to the cost price of $5$ balls. The cost price of a ball is:

  1. $Rs. 45$

  2. $Rs. 50$

  3. $Rs. 55$

  4. $Rs. 60$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

$(C.P.\ of\ 17\ balls) - (S.P.\ of\ 17\ balls) = (C.P.\ of\ 5\ balls)$
$\Rightarrow$ C.P. of $12\ balls = S.P.\ of\ 17\ balls = Rs. 720$.
$\Rightarrow C.P.\ of\ 1\ ball = Rs. \left (\dfrac {720}{12}\right )= Rs. 60$.

If selling price is doubled, the profit triples. Find the profit percent.

  1. $66\dfrac {2}{3}$

  2. $100$

  3. $105\dfrac {1}{3}$

  4. $120$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Let C.P. be $Rs. x$ and S.P. be $Rs. y$.
Then, $3(y - x) = (2y - x) \Rightarrow y = 2x$.
$Profit = Rs. (y - x) = Rs. (2x - x) = Rs. x$.
$\therefore Profit$ % $= \left (\dfrac {x}{x}\times 100\right )$% $= 100$%

Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in $15$ minutes and $20$ minutes respectively. Both the pipes are opened together but after $4$ minutes, pipe A is turned off. What is the total time required to fill the tank?

  1. $10$ min. $20$sec.

  2. $11$ min. $45$sec.

  3. $12$ min. $30$ sec.

  4. $14$ min. $40$ sec.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Part filled in $4$ minutes $=4\left(\displaystyle\frac{1}{15}+\frac{1}{20}\right)=\displaystyle \frac{7}{15}$.
Remaining part$=\left(1-\displaystyle\frac{7}{15}\right)=\displaystyle\frac{8}{15}$.
Part filled by B in $1$ minute $=\displaystyle\frac{1}{20}$
$\therefore \displaystyle\frac{1}{20}:\frac{8}{15}::1:x$
$x=\left(\displaystyle\frac{8}{15}\times 1\times 20\right)=10\displaystyle\frac{2}{3}$min$=10$ min. $40$ sec.
$\therefore$ The tank will be full in $(4$ min. $+10$ min. $+40$ sec.)$=14$min. $40$sec.

What is the percent profit earned by the shopkeeper on selling the articles in his shop?
I. Labeled price of the article sold was $130$% of the cost price.
II. Cost price of each article was $Rs. 550$.
III. A discount of $10$% on labeled price was offered.

  1. Only I

  2. Only II

  3. I and III

  4. All the three are required

  5. Question cannot be answer even with information in all the three statements.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

I. Let C.P. be $Rs. x$.
Then, $M.P. = 130$% of $x = Rs. \left (\dfrac {13x}{10}\right )$
III. $S.P. = 90$% of M.P.
Thus, I and III give, $S.P. = Rs. \left (\dfrac {90}{100}\times \dfrac {3x}{10}\right ) = Rs. \left (\dfrac {117x}{100}\right )$
$Gain = Rs. \left (\dfrac {117x}{100} - x\right ) = Rs. \dfrac {17x}{100}$
Thus, from I and III, gain % can be obtained.
Clearly, II is redundant.

If the diameter of a sphere is decreased by $25\%$, by what percent does its curved surface area decrease?

  1. $43.75\%$

  2. $21.88\%$

  3. $50\%$

  4. $25\%$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Curved surface area of sphere$=4\pi r^2$
diametre after decreases by $25\%$
$A _D=\pi d^2$
$d _1=\displaystyle\frac{75}{100}d=\frac{3d}{4}$
$A _1=\pi \left(\displaystyle\frac{3d}{4}\right)^2=\frac{9}{16}\pi d^2$
$\%$ decrease=$\displaystyle\frac{\displaystyle\frac{9}{16}\pi d^2-\pi d^2}{\pi d^2}\times 100=-43.75\%$

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