Jammu and Kashmir Board Solutions for Chapter: Comparing Quantities, Exercise 9: Exercise

A man got a $10\%$ increase in his salary, his new salary is $₹154000$. If his original salary is $₹k$, find the value of $k$.

On Sunday $845$ people went to the Zoo. On Monday only $169$ people went. If $x\%$ is the percent decrease in the people visiting the Zoo on Monday, write the value of $x$.

A shopkeeper buys $80$ articles for ₹ $\mathrm{2,400}$ and sells them for a profit of $16\%$. If he sells one article for $₹x$, find the value of $x$.

A VCR and TV were bought for $₹ 8,000$ each. The shopkeeper made a loss of $4\%$  on the VCR and a profit of $8\%$ on the TV. Find the gain or loss percent on the whole transaction.

A milkman sold two of his buffaloes for ₹ $\mathrm{20,000}$ each. On one, he made a gain of $5\%$ and on the other a loss of $10\%.$ Find his overall gain or loss.

The price of a TV is $₹13,000$. The sales tax charged on it is at the rate of $12\%.$Find the amount that Faheem will have to pay if he buys it. Give the answer in $₹.$

Akram bought a pair of skates at a sale where the discount given was $20\%.$ If the amount he pays is ₹ $1,600$. Find  the marked price. Give the answer in $₹$.

I purchased a hair-dryer for $₹5400$ including $8\%$ VAT. If the price before VAT was added is $₹k$, find the value of $k$.