Finding Discounts

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8th CBSE
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Important Questions on Finding Discounts

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Kunal borrowed from Ricky a certain sum for 2 yr at simple interest. Kunal lent this sum to Sanjay at the same rate for 2 yr at compound interest. At the end of 2 yr he received 220 as compound interest but paid 200 as simple interest. Find the sum and rate of interest.

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How much more percent seats were won by X as compared to Y in the assembly election, in the state based on the data given below?

Party        Won (out of 294)
X 158
Y 105
Z 18
W 13

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A bag is marked at 160, is sold for 136. If the rate of discount is k% then find k.

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80% of 40 boys are good at English and k boys are weak in English. Find the value of k.

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Find SP if MP =650 and discount = 10%.  

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Any money lent or borrowed is called the _____ .

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If the difference between compound interest and simple interest on 45000 at 12% per annum for 5 yr is x, find the value of x correct to two decimal places.

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For the calculation of interest compounded half-yearly, keeping the principal same, which one of the following is true?

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When the interest is compounded half-yearly, there are _____ (two / one) conversion periods in a year.

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_____ is the extra money paid by the institutions like banks or post offices on money deposited (kept) with them. (Interest / Tax)

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Selling price of 9 articles is equal to the cost price of 15 articles. In this transaction there is profit of 6623 %

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Sales tax is always calculated on the selling price of an item and is _____ (multiplied / added) to the value of the bill.

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If marked price is  1500 and discount is 25%, then selling price is  _____.

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64 is _____ % more than 40.

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Find the value (number of people) of 5% of 1500 people.

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To compare two quantities, the unit must be same. 

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The ratio of the number of oranges to the number of apples, when the number of apples and oranges is 25 and 5 respectively, is _____.