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Selina Concise Mathematics Class 7 ICSE Solutions Chapter 13 Set Concepts (Some Simple Divisions by Vedic Method)

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Set Concepts Exercise 13A – Selina Concise Mathematics Class 7 ICSE Solutions

Question 1.
Find, whether or not, each of the following collections represent a set:
(i) The collection of good students in your school.
(ii) The collection of the numbers between 30 and 45.
(iii) The collection of fat-people in your colony.
(iv) The collection of interesting books in your school library.
(v) The collection of books in the library and are of your interest.
Solution:

Question 2.
State whether true or false :
(i) Set {4, 5, 8} is same as the set {5, 4, 8} and the set {8, 4, 5}
(ii) Sets {a, b, m, n} and {a, a, m, b, n, n) are same.
(iii) Set of letters in the word ‘suchismita’ is {s, u, c, h, i, m, t, a}
(iv) Set of letters in the word ‘MAHMOOD’ is {M, A, H, O, D}.
Solution:

Question 3.
Let set A = {6, 8, 10, 12} and set B = {3, 9, 15, 18}.
Insert the symbol ‘ ∈ ’ or ‘ ∉ ’ to make each of the following true :
(i) 6 …. A
(ii) 10 …. B
(iii) 18 …. B
(iv) (6 + 3) …. B
(v) (15 – 9) …. B
(vi) 12 …. A
(vii) (6 + 8) …. A
(viii) 6 and 8 …. A
Solution:

Question 4.
Express each of the following sets in
roster form :
(i) Set of odd whole numbers between 15 and 27.
(ii) A = Set of letters in the word “CHITAMBARAM”
(iii) B = {All even numbers from 15 to 26}
(iv) P = {x : x is a vowel used in the word ‘ARITHMETIC’}
(v) S = {Squares of first eight whole numbers}
(vi) Set of all integers between 7 and 94; which are divisible by 6.
(vii) C = {All composite numbers between 2 and 20}
(viii) D = Set of Prime numbers from 2 to 23.
(ix) E = Set of natural numbers below 30 which are divisible by 2 or 5.
(x) F = Set of factors of 24.
(xi) G = Set of names of three closed figures in Geometry.
(xii) H = {x : x eW and x < 10}
(xiii) J = {x: x e N and 2x – 3 ≤17}
(xiv) K = {x : x is an integer and – 3 < x < 5}
Solution:

Question 5.
Express each of the following sets in set- builder notation (form) :
(i) {3, 6, 9, 12, 15}
(ii) {2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13 …. }
(iii) {1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36}
(iv) {0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, …. }
(v) {Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday}
(vi) {23, 25, 27, 29, … }
(vii) {\(\frac { 1 }{ 3 }\),\(\frac { 1 }{ 4 }\),\(\frac { 1 }{ 5 }\),\(\frac { 1 }{ 6 }\),\(\frac { 1 }{ 7 }\),\(\frac { 1 }{ 8 }\)}
(viii) {42, 49, 56, 63, 70, 77}
Solution:

Question 6.
Given : A = {x : x is a multiple of 2 and is less than 25}
B = {x : x is a square of a natural number and is less than 25}
C = {x : x is a multiple of 3 and is less than 25}
D = {x: x is a prime number less than 25}
Write the sets A, B, C and D in roster form.
Solution:

Set Concepts Exercise 13B – Selina Concise Mathematics Class 7 ICSE Solutions

Question 1.
Write the cardinal number of each of the following sets:
(i) A = Set of days in a leap year.
(ii) B = Set of numbers on a clopk-face.
(iii) C = {x : x ∈ N and x ≤ 7}
(iv) D = Set of letters in the word “PANIPAT”.
(v) E = Set of prime numbers between 5 and 15.
(vi) F = {x : x ∈ Z and – 2 < x ≤ 5}
(vii) G = {x : x is a perfect square number, x ∈N and x ≤ 30}.
Solution:

Question 2.
For each set, given below, state whether it is finite set, infinite set or the null set :
(i) {natural numbers more than 100}
(ii) A = {x : x is an integer between 1 and 2}
(iii) B = {x : x ∈ W ; x is less than 100}.
(iv) Set of mountains in the world.
(v) {multiples of 8}.
(vi) {even numbers not divisible by 2}.
(vii) {squares of natural numbers}.
(viii) {coins used in India}
(ix) C = {x | x is a prime number between 7 and 10}.
(x) Planets of the Solar system.
Solution:

Question 3.
State, which of the following pairs of sets are disjoint :
(i) {0, 1, 2, 6, 8} and {odd numbers less than 10.
(ii) {birds} and {tress}
(iii) {x : x is a fan of cricket} and {x : x is a fan of football}.
(iv) A = {natural numbers less than 10} and B = {x : x is a multiple of 5}.
(v) {people living in Calcutta} and {people living in West Bengal}.
Solution:

Question 4.
State whether the given pairs of sets are equal or equivalent.
(i) A = {first four natural numbers} and B = {first four whole numbers}.
(ii) A = Set of letters of the word “FOLLOW” and B = Set of letters of the word “WOLF”.
(iii) E = {even natural numbers less than 10} and O = {odd natural numbers less than 9}
(iv) A = {days of the week starting with letter S} and B = {days of the week starting with letter T}.
(v) M = {multiples of 2 and 3 between 10 and 20} and N = {multiples of 2 and 5 between 10 and 20}.
(vi) P = {prime numbers which divide 70 exactly} and Q = {prime numbers which divide 105 exactly}
(vii) A = {0², 1², 2², 3², 4²} and = {16, 9,4, 1, 0}.
(viii) E = {8,JO, 12, 14, 16} and F = {even natural numbers between 6 and 18}.
(ix) A = {letters of the word SUPERSTITION} and B = {letters of the word JURISDICTION}.
Solution:

Question 5.
Examine which of the following sets are the empty sets :
(i) The set of triangles having three equal sides.
(ii) The set of lions in your class.
(iii) {x : x + 3 = 2 and xeN}
(iv) P = {x : 3x = 0}
Solution:

Question 6.
State true or false :
(i) All examples of the empty set are equal.
(ii) All examples of the empty set are equivalent.
(iii) If two sets have the same cardinal number, they are equal sets.
(iv) If n (A) = n (B) then A and B are equivalent sets.
(v) If B = {x : x + 4 = 4}, then B is the empty set.
(vi) The set of all points in a line is a finite set.
(vii) The set of letters in your Mathematics book is an infinite set.
(viii) If M = {1, 2, 4, 6} and N = {x : x is a factor of 12} ; then M = N.
(ix) The set of whole numbers greater than 50 is an infinite set.
(x) If A and B are two different infinite sets, then n (A) = n (B).
Solution:

Question 7.
Which of the following represent the null set ?
φ, {0}, 0, { }, {φ}
Solution:

Set Concepts Exercise 13C – Selina Concise Mathematics Class 7 ICSE Solutions

Question 1.
Fill in the blanks :
(i) If each element of set P is also an element of set Q, then P is said to be …… of Q and Q is said to be of P.
(ii) Every set is a ….. of itself.
(iii) The empty set is a …… of every set.
(iv) If A is proper subset of B, then n (A) …. n (B).
Solution:

Question 2.
If A = {5, 7, 8, 9} ; then which of the following are subsets of A ?
(i) B = {5, 8}
(ii) C = {0}
(iii) D = {7, 9, 10}
(iv) E = { }
(V) F = {8, 7, 9, 5}
Solution:

Question 3.
If P = {2, 3, 4, 5} ; then which of the following are proper subsets of P ?
(i) A = {3, 4}
(ii) B = { }
(iii) C = {23, 45}
(iv) D = {6, 5, 4}
(v) E = {0}
Solution:

Question 4.
If A = {even numbers less than 12},
B = {2, 4},
C = {1, 2, 3},
D = {2, 6} and E = {4}
State which of the following statements are true :
(i) B⊂A
(ii) C⊆A
(iii) D⊂C
(iv) D ⊄ A
(v)E⊇B
(vi) A⊇B⊇E
Solution:

Question 5.
Given A = {a, c}, B = {p, q, r} and C = Set of digits used to form number 1351.
Write all the subsets of sets A, B and C.
Solution:

Question 6.
(i) If A = {p, q, r}, then number of subsets of A = ……
(ii) If B = {5, 4, 6, 8}, then number of proper subsets of B = ……
(iii) If C = {0}, then number of subsets of C = …..
(iv) If M = {x : x ∈ N and x < 3}, then M has …… proper subsets.
Solution:

Question 7.
For the universal set {4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,12,13} ; find its subsets A, B, C and D such that
(i) A = {even numbers}
(ii) B = {odd numbers greater than 8}
(iii) C = {prime numbers}
(iv) D = {even numbers less than 10}.
Also, find compliments of each set i.e., find A’, B’, C’ and D’.
Solution:

Set Concepts Exercise 13D – Selina Concise Mathematics Class 7 ICSE Solutions

Question 1.
If A = {4, 5, 6, 7, 8} and B = {6, 8, 10, 12}, find :
(i) A∪B
(ii) A∩B
(iii) A-B
(iv) B-A
Solution:

Question 2.
If A = {3, 5, 7, 9, 11} and B = {4, 7, 10}, find:
(i) n(A)
(ii) n(B)
(iii) A∪B and n(A∪B)
(iv) A∩B and n(A∩B)
Solution:

Question 3.
If A = {2, 4, 6, 8} and B = {3, 6, 9, 12}, find:
(i) (A ∩ B) and n(A ∩ B)
(ii) (A – B) and n(A – B)
(iii) n(B)
Solution:

Question 4.
If P = {x : x is a factor of 12} and Q = {x: x is a factor of 16}, find :
(i) n(P)
(ii) n(Q)
(iii) Q – P and n(Q – P)
Solution:

Question 5.
M = {x : x is a natural number between 0 and 8) and N = {x : x is a natural number from 5 to 10}. Find :
(i) M – N and n(M – N)
(ii) N – M and n(N – M)
Solution:

Question 6.
If A = {x: x is natural number divisible by 2 and x< 16} and B = {x:x is a whole number divisible by 3 and x < 18}, find :
(i) n(A)
(ii) n(B)
(iii) A∩B and n(A∩B)
(iv) n(A – B)
Solution:

Question 7.
Let A and B be two sets such that n(A) = 75, M(B) = 65 and n(A ∩ B) = 45, find :
(i) n(A∪ B)
(ii) n(A – B)
(iii) n(B – A)
Solution:

Question 8.
Let A and B be two sets such that n(A) = 45, n(B) = 38 and n(A ∪B) = 70, find :
(i) n(A∩B)
(ii) n(A-B)
(iii) n(B – A)
Solution:

Question 9.
Let n(A) 30, n(B) = 27 and n(A∪B) = 45, find :
(i) n(A∩B)
(ii) n(A-B)
Solution:

Question 10.
Let n(A) = 31, n(B) = 20 and n(A ∩ B) = 6, find:
(i) n(A-B)
(ii) n(B – A)
(iii) n(A ∪B)
Solution:

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Selina Concise Mathematics Class 8 ICSE Solutions Chapter 4 Cubes and Cube-Roots (Including use of tables for natural numbers)

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Cubes and Cube-Roots Exercise 4A – Selina Concise Mathematics Class 8 ICSE Solutions

Question 1.
Find the cube of :
(i) 7
(ii) 11
(iii) 16
(iv) 23
(v) 31
(vi) 42
(vii) 54
Solution:

Question 2.
Find which of the following are perfect cubes :
(i) 243
(ii) 588
(iii) 1331
(iv) 24000
(v) 1728
(vi) 1938
Solution:

Question 3.
Find the cubes of :
(i) 2.1
(ii) 0.4
(iii) 1.6
(iv) 2.5
(v) 0.12
(vi) 0.02
(vii) 0.8
Solution:

Question 4.
Find the cubes of :
(i) \(\frac { 3 }{ 7 }\)
(ii) \(\frac { 8 }{ 9 }\)
(iii) \(\frac { 10 }{ 13 }\)
(iv) \(1\frac { 2 }{ 7 }\)
(v) \(2\frac { 1 }{ 2 }\)
Solution:

Question 5.
Find the cubes of :
(i) -3
(ii) -7
(iii) -12
(iv) -18
(v) -25
(vi) -30
(vii) -50
Solution:

Question 6.
Which of the following are cubes of:
(i) an even number
(ii) an odd number
216, 729, 3375, 8000, 125, 343, 4096 and 9261.
Solution:

Question 7.
Find the least number by which 1323 must be multiplied so that the product is a perfect cube.
Solution:

Question 8.
Find the smallest number by which 8768 must be divided so that the quotient is a perfect cube.
Solution:

Question 9.
Find the smallest number by which 27783 be multiplied to get a perfect square number.
Solution:

Question 10.
With what least number must 8640 be divided so that the quotient is a perfect cube?
Solution:

Question 11.
Which is the smallest number that must be multiplied to 77175 to make it a perfect cube?
Solution:

Cubes and Cube-Roots Exercise 4B – Selina Concise Mathematics Class 8 ICSE Solutions

Question 1.
Find the cube-roots of :
(i) 64
(ii) 343
(iii) 729
(iv) 1728
(v) 9261
(vi) 4096
(vii) 8000
(viii) 3375
Solution:

Question 2.
Find the cube-roots of :
(i) \(\frac { 27 }{ 64 }\)
(ii) \(\frac { 125 }{ 216 }\)
(iii) \(\frac { 343 }{ 512 }\)
(iv) 64 x 729
(v) 64 x 27
(vi) 729 x 8000
(vii) 3375 x 512
Solution:

Question 3.
Find the cube-roots of :
(i) -216
(ii) -512
(iii) -1331
(iv) \(\frac { -27 }{ 125 }\)
(v) \(\frac { -64 }{ 343 }\)
(vi) \(\frac { -512 }{ 343 }\)
(vii) -2197
(viii) -5832
(ix) -2744000
Solution:

Question 4.
Find the cube-roots of :
(i) 2.744
(ii) 9.261
(iii) 0.000027
(iv) -0.512
(v) -15.625
(vi) -125 x 1000
Solution:

Question 5.
Find the smallest number by which 26244 may be divided so that the quotient is a perfect cube.
Solution:

Question 6.
What is the least number by which 30375 should be multiplied to get a perfect cube?
Solution:

Question 7.
Find the cube-roots of :
(i) 700 x 2 x 49 x 5
(ii) -216 x 1728
(iii) -64 x -125
(iv) \(\frac { -27 }{ 343 }\)
(v) \(\frac { 729 }{ -1331 }\)
(vi) 250.047
(vii) -175616
Solution:

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Selina Concise Mathematics Class 8 ICSE Solutions Chapter 9 Simple and Compound Interest

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Simple and Compound Interest Exercise 9A – Selina Concise Mathematics Class 8 ICSE Solutions

Question 1.
Find the interest and the amount on:
(i) ₹ 750 in 3 years 4 months at 10% per annum.
(ii) ₹ 5,000 at 8% per year from 23rd December 2011 to 29th July 2012.
(iii) ₹ 2,600 in 2 years 3 months at 1% per month.
(iv) ₹ 4,000 in 1\(\frac { 1 }{ 3 }\) years at 2 paise per rupee per month.
Solution:

Question 2.
Rohit borrowed Rs. 24,000 at 7.5 percent per year. How much money will he pay at the end of 4th years to clear his debt?
Solution:

Question 3.
The interest on a certain sum of money is Rs. 1,480 in 2 years and at 10 percent per year. Find the sum of money.
Solution:

Question 4.
On what principal will the simple interest be Rs. 7,008 in 6 years 3 months at 5% per year?
Solution:

Question 5.
Find the principal which will amount to Rs. 4,000 in 4 years at 6.25% Per annum.
Solution:

Question 6.
(i) At what rate per cent per annum will Rs. 630 produce an interest of Rs. 126 in 4 years ?
(ii) At what rate per cent per year will a sum double itself in 6\(\frac { 1 }{ 4 }\) years ?
Solution:

Question 7.
(i) In how many years will Rs.950 produce Rs.399 as simple interest at 7%?
(ii) Find the time in which Rs.1200 will amount to Rs.1536 at 3.5% per year.
Solution:

Question 8.
The simple interest on a certain sum of money is \(\frac { 3 }{ 8 }\) of the sum in 6\(\frac { 1 }{ 4 }\) years. Find the rate percent charged.
Solution:

Question 9.
What sum of money borrowed on 24th May will amount to Rs. 10210.20 on 17th October of the same year at 5 percent per annum simple interest.
Solution:

Question 10.
In what time will the interest on a certain sum of money at 6% be \(\frac { 5 }{ 8 }\) of itself?
Solution:

Question 11.
Ashok lent out Rs.7000 at 6% and Rs.9500 at 5%. Find his total income from the interest in 3 years.
Solution:

Question 12.
Raj borrows Rs.8,000; out of which Rs. 4500 at 5% and the remainder at 6%. Find the total interest paid by him in 4 years.
Solution:

Question 13.
Mohan lends Rs.4800 to John for 4\(\frac { 1 }{ 2 }\) years and Rs.2500 to Shy am for 6 years and receives a total sum of Rs.2196 as interest. Find the rate percent per annum, it being the same in both the cases.
Solution:

Question 14.
John lent Rs. 2550 to Mohan at 7.5 percent per annum. If Mohan discharges the debt after 8 months by giving an old black and white television and Rs. 1422.50; find the price of the television.
Solution:

Simple and Compound Interest Exercise 9B – Selina Concise Mathematics Class 8 ICSE Solutions

Question 1.
The interest on a certain sum of money is 0.24 times of itself in 3 years. Find the rate of interest.
Solution:

Question 2.
If ₹ 3,750 amount to ₹ 4,620 in 3 years at simple interest. Find:
(i) the rate of interest
(ii) the amount of Rs. 7,500 in 5\(\frac { 1 }{ 2 }\) years at the same rate of interest
Solution:

Question 3.
A sum of money, lent out at simple interest, doubles itself in 8 years. Find :
(i) the rate of interest
(ii) in how many years will the sum become triple (three times) of itself at the same rate percent?
Solution:

Question 4.
Rupees 4000 amount to Rs.5000 in 8 years ; in what time will Rs.2100 amount to Rs.2800 at the same rate ?
Solution:

Question 5.
What sum of money lent at 6.5% per annum will produce the same interest in 4 years as Rs.7500 produce in 6 years at 5% per annum?
Solution:

Question 6.
A certain sum amounts to Rs.3825 in 4 years and to Rs.4050 in 6 years. Find the rate percent and the sum.
Solution:

Question 7.
At what rate percent of simple interest will the interest on Rs.3750 be one-fifth of itself in 4 years? To what will it amount in 15 years?
Solution:

Question 8.
On what date will ₹ 1950 lent on 5th January 2011 amount to ₹ 2125.50 at 5 percent per annum simple interest?
Solution:

Question 9.
If the interest on Rs.2400 is more than the interest on Rs.2000 by Rs.60 in 3 years at the same rate percent; find the rate.
Solution:

Question 10.
Divide Rs. 15,600 into two parts such that the interest on one at 5 percent for 5 years may be equal to that on the other at 4\(\frac { 1 }{ 2 }\) per cent for 6 years.
Solution:

Simple and Compound Interest Exercise 9C – Selina Concise Mathematics Class 8 ICSE Solutions

Question 1.
A sum of Rs. 8,000 is invested for 2 years at 10% per annum compound interest. Calculate:
(i) interest for the first year.
(ii) principal for the second year.
(iii) interest for the second year.
(iv) final amount at the end of second year
(v) compound interest earned in 2 years.
Solution:

Question 2.
A man borrowed Rs. 20,000 for 2 years at 8% per year compound interest. Calculate :
(i) the interest of the first year.
(ii) the interest of the second year.
(iii) the final amount at the end of second year.
(iv) the compound interest of two years.
Solution:

Question 3.
Calculate the amount and the compound interest on Rs. 12,000 in 2 years and at 10% per year.
Solution:

Question 4.
Calculate the amount and the compound interest on Rs. 10,000 in 3 years at 8% per annum.
Solution:

Question 5.
Calculate the compound interest on Rs. 5,000 in 2 years; if the rates of interest for successive years be 10% and 12% respectively.
Solution:

Question 6.
Calculate the compound interest on Rs. 15,000 in 3 years; if the rates of interest for successive years be 6%, 8% and 10% respectively.
Solution:

Question 7.
Mohan borrowed Rs. 16,000 for 3 years at 5% per annum compound interest. Calculate the amount that Mohan will pay at the end of 3 years.
Solution:

Question 8.
Rekha borrowed Rs. 40,000 for 3 years at 10% per annum compound interest. Calculate the interest paid by her for the second year.
Solution:

Question 9.
Calculate the compound interest for the second year on Rs. 15000 invested for 5 years at 6% per annum.
Solution:

Question 10.
A man invests Rs. 9600 at 10% per annum compound interest for 3 years. Calculate :
(i) the interest for the first year.
(ii) the amount at the end of the first year.
(iii) the interest for the second year.
(iv) the interest for the third year.
Solution:

Question 11.
A person invests Rs. 5,000 for two years at a certain rate of interest compounded annually. At the end of one year, this sum amounts to Rs. 5,600. Calculate :
(i) the rate of interest per year.
(ii) the amount at the end of the second year.
Solution:

Question 12.
Calculate the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹ 7,500 in two years and at 8% per annum.
Solution:

Question 13.
Calculate the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on ₹ 8,000 in three years and at 10% per annum.
Solution:

Question 14.
Rohit borrowed ₹ 40,000 for 2 years at 10% per annum C.I. and Manish borrowed the same sum for the same time at 10.5% per annum simple interest. Which of these two gets less interest and by how much?
Solution:

Question 15.
Mr. Sharma borrowed ₹ 24,000 at 13% p.a. simple interest and an equal sum at 12% p.a. compound interest. Find the total interest earned by Mr. Sharma in 2 years.
Solution:

Question 16.
Peter borrows ₹ 12,000 for 2 years at 10% p.a. compound interest. He repays ₹ 8,000 at the end of first year. Find:
(i) the amount at the end of first year, before making the repayment.
(ii) the amount at the end of first year, after making the repayment.
(iii) the principal for the second year.
(iv) the amount to be paid at the end of second year, to clear the account.
Solution:

Question 17.
Gautam takes a loan of ₹ 16,000 for 2 years at 15% p.a. compound interest. He repays ₹ 9,000 at the end of first year. How mucH must he pay at the end of second year to clear the debt?
Solution:

Question 18.
A certain sum of money, invested for 5 years at 8% p.a. simple interest earns an interest of ₹ 12,000. Find:
(i) the sum of money.
(ii) the compound interest earned by this money in two years and at 10% p.a. compound interest.
Solution:

Question 19.
Find the amount and the C.I. on ₹ 12,000 at 10% per annum compounded half-yearly.
Solution:

Question 20.
Find the amount and the C.I. on ₹ 8,000 in 1\(\frac { 1 }{ 2 }\) years at 20% per year compounded half- yearly.
Solution:

Question 21.
Find the amount and the compound interest on ₹ 24,000 for 2 years at 10% per annum compounded yearly.
Solution:

Question 22.
Find the amount and the compound interest on ₹ 16,000 for 3 years at 5% per annum compounded annually.
Solution:

Question 23.
Find the amount and the compound interest on ₹ 20,000 for 1\(\frac { 1 }{ 2 }\) years at 10% per annum compounded half-yearly.
Solution:

Question 24.
Find the amount and the compound interest on ₹ 32,000 for 1 year at 20% per annum compounded half-yearly.
Solution:

Question 25.
Find the amount and the compound interest on ₹ 4,000 in 2 years, if the rate of interest for first year is 10% and for the second year is 15%.
Solution:

Question 26.
Find the amount and the compound interest on ₹ 10,000 in 3 years, if the rates of interest for the successive years are 10%, 15% and 20% respectively.
Solution:

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Profit, Loss and Discount Exercise 8A – Selina Concise Mathematics Class 8 ICSE Solutions

Question 1.
Megha bought 10 note-books for Rs.40 and sold them at Rs.4.75 per note-book. Find, her gain percent.
Solution:

Question 2.
A fruit-seller buys oranges at 4 for Rs.3 and sells them at 3 for Rs.4 Find his profit percent.
Solution:

Question 3.
A man buys a certain number of articles at 15 for Rs. 112.50 and sells them at 12 for Rs.108. Find ;
(i) his gain as percent;
(ii) the number of articles sold to make a profit of Rs.75.
Solution:

Question 4.
A boy buys an old bicycle for Rs. 162 and spends Rs. 18 on its repairs before selling the bicycles for Rs. 207. Find his gain or loss percent.
Solution:

Question 5.
An article is bought from Jaipur for Rs. 4,800 and is sold in Delhi for Rs. 5,820. If Rs. 1,200 is spent on its transportations, etc. ; find he loss or the gain as percent.
Solution:

Question 6.
Mohit sold a T.V. for Rs. 3,600 ; gaining one-sixth of its selling price. Find :
(i) the gain
(ii) the cost price of the T.V.
(iii) the gain percent.
Solution:

Question 7.
By selling a certain number of goods for Rs. 5,500; a shopkeeper loses equal to one-tenth of their selling price. Find :
(i) the loss incured
(ii) the cost price of the goods
(iii) the loss as percent.
Solution:

Question 8.
The selling price of a sofa-set is \(\frac { 4 }{ 5 }\) times of its cost price. Find the gain or the loss as percent.
Solution:

Question 9.
The cost price of an article is \(\frac { 4 }{ 5 }\) times of its selling price. Find the loss or the gain as percent.
Solution:

Question 10.
A shopkeeper sells his goods at 80% of their cost price. Find the percent gain or loses?
Solution:

Question 11.
The cost price of an article is 90% of its selling price. What is the profit or the loss as percent?
Solution:

Question 12.
The cost price of an article is 30 percent less than its selling price. Find, the profit or loss as percent.
Solution:

Question 13.
A shop-keeper bought 300 eggs at 80 paisa each. 30 eggs were broken in transaction and then he sold the remaining eggs at one rupee each. Find, his gain or loss as percent.
Solution:

Question 14.
A man sold his bicycle for Rs.405 losing one-tenth of its cost price, find :
(i) its cc price;
(ii) the loss percent.
Solution:

Question 15.
A man sold a radio-set for Rs.250 and gained one-ninth of its cost price. Find ;
(i) its cost price;
(ii) the profit percent.
Solution:

Profit, Loss and Discount Exercise 8B – Selina Concise Mathematics Class 8 ICSE Solutions

Question 1.
Find the selling price, if:
(i) C.P. = Rs. 950 and profit = 8%
(ii) C.P. = Rs. 1,300 and loss = 13%
Solution:

Question 2.
Find the cost price, if :
(i) S.P. = Rs. 1,680 and profit = 12%
(ii) S.P. = Rs. 1,128 and loss = 6%
Solution:

Question 3.
By selling an article for Rs.900; a man gains 20%. Find his cost price and the gain.
Solution:

Question 4.
By selling an article for Rs.704; a person loses 12%. Find his cost price and the loss
Solution:

Question 5.
Find the selling price, if :
(i) C.P. = Rs.352; overheads = Rs.28 and profit = 20
(ii) C.P. = Rs.576; overheads = Rs.44 and loss = 16%
Solution:

Question 6.
If John sells his bicycle for Rs. 637, he will suffer a loss of 9%. For how much should it be sold, if he desires a profit of 5%?
Solution:

Question 7.
A man sells a radio-set for Rs.605 and gains 10%. At what price should he sell another radio of the same kind, in order to gain 16%?
Solution:

Question 8.
By selling a sofa-set for Rs.2,500; the shopkeeper loses 20%. Find his loss percent or profit percent ; if he sells the same sofa-set for Rs.3150.
Solution:

Question 9.
Mr. Sinha sold two tape-recorders for Rs.990 each; gaining 10% on one and losing 10% on the other. Find his total loss or gain as percent on the whole transaction.
Solution:

Question 10.
A tape-recorder is sold for Rs. 2,760 at a gain of 15% and a C.D. player is sold for Rs. 3,240 at a loss of 10% Find :
(i) the C.P. of the tape-recorder
(ii) the C.P. of the C.D. player.
(iii) the total C.P. of both.
(iv) the total S.P. of both
(v) the gain % or the loss % on the whole
Solution:

Question 11.
Rajesh sold his scooter to Rahim at 8% loss and Rahim, in turn, sold the same scooter to Prem at 5% gain. If Prem paid Rs. 14,490 for the scooter ; find :
(i) the S.P. and the C.P. of the scooter for Rahim
(ii) the S.P. and the C.P. of the scooter for Rajesh
Solution:

Question 12.
John sold an article to Peter at 20% profit and Peter sold it to Mohan at 5% loss. If Mohan paid Rs.912 for the article; find how much did John pay for it ?
Solution:

Profit, Loss and Discount Exercise 8C – Selina Concise Mathematics Class 8 ICSE Solutions

Question 1.
A stationer buys pens at 5 for Rs.28 and sells them at a profit of 25 %. How much should a customer pay; if he buys
(i) only one pen ;
(ii) three pens ?
Solution:

Question 2.
A fruit-seller sells 4 oranges for Rs. 3, gaining 50%. Find :
(i) C.P. of 4 oranges,
(ii) C.P. of one orange.
(iii) S.P. of one orange.
(iv) profit made by selling one orange.
(v) number of oranges brought and sold in order to gain Rs. 24.
Solution:

Question 3.
A man sells 12 articles for Rs. 80 gaining 33\(\frac { 1 }{ 3 }\) %. Find the number of articles bought by the man for Rs. 90.
Solution:

Question 4.
The cost price of 20 articles is same as the selling price of 16 articles. Find the gain percent.
Solution:

Question 5.
The selling price of 15 articles is equal to the cost price of 12 articles. Find the gain or loss as percent.
Solution:

Question 6.
By selling 8 pens, Shyam loses equal to the cost price of 2 pens. Find his loss percent.
Solution:

Question 7.
A shop-keeper bought rice worth Rs.4,500. He sold one-third of it at 10% profit.
If he desires a profit of 12% on the whole ; find :
(i) the selling price of the rest of the rice ;
(ii) the percentage profit on the rest of the rice.
Solution:

Question 8.
Mohan bought a certain number of note-books for Rs.600. He sold \(\frac { 1 }{ 4 }\) of them at 5 percent loss. At what price should he sell the remaining note-books so as to gain 10% on the whole ?
Solution:

Question 9.
Raju sells a watch at 5% profit. Had he sold it for Rs.24 more ; he would have gained 11%. Find the cost price of the watch.
Solution:

Question 10.
A man sold a bicycle at 5% profit. If the cost had been 30% less and the selling price Rs.63 less, he would have made a profit of 30%. What is the cost price of the bicycle?
Solution:

Question 11.
Renu sold an article at a loss of 8 percent. Had she bought it at 10% less and sold for Rs.36 more; she would have gained 20%. Find the cost price of the article.
Solution:

Profit, Loss and Discount Exercise 8D – Selina Concise Mathematics Class 8 ICSE Solutions

Question 1.
An article is marked for Rs. 1,300 and is sold for Rs. 1,144 ; find the discount percent.
Solution:

Question 2.
The marked price of a dinning table is Rs. 23,600 and is available at a discount of 8%. Find its selling price.
Solution:

Question 3.
A wrist-watch is available at a discount of 9%. If the list-price of the watch is Rs. 1,400 ; find the discount given and the selling price of the watch.
Solution:

Question 4.
A shopkeeper sells an article for Rs. 248.50 after allowing a discount of 10%. Find the list price of the article.
Solution:

Question 5.
A shop-keeper buys an article for Rs.450. He marks it at 20% above the cost price. Find :
(i) the marked price of the article.
(ii) the selling price, if he sells the articles at 10 percent discount.
(iii) the percentage discount given by him, if he sells the article for Rs.496.80
Solution:

Question 6.
The list price of an article is Rs.800 and is available at a discount of 15 percent. Find :
(i) selling price of the article ;
(ii) cost price of the article, if a profit of 13\(\frac { 1 }{ 3 }\) % is made on selling it.
Solution:

Question 7.
An article is marked at Rs. 2,250. By selling it at a discount of 12%, the dealer makes a profit of 10%. Find :
(i) the selling price of the article.
(ii) the cost price of the article for the dealer.
Solution:

Question 8.
By selling an article at 20% discount, a shopkeeper gains 25%. If the selling price of the article is Rs. 1,440 ; find :
(i) the marked price of the article.
(ii) the cost price of the article.
Solution:

Question 9.
A shop-keeper marks his goods at 30 percent above the cost price and then gives a discount of 10 percent. Find his gain percent.
Solution:

Question 10.
A ready-made garments shop in Delhi, allows 20 percent discount on its garments and still makes a profit of 20 percent. Find the marked price of a dress which is bought by the shop-keeper for Rs.400.
Solution:

Question 11.
At 12% discount, the selling price of a pen is Rs. 13.20. Find its marked price. Also, find the new selling price of the pen, if it is sold at 5% discount.
Solution:

Question 12.
The cost price of an article is Rs. 2,400 and it is marked at 25% above the cost price. Find the profit and the profit percent, if the article is sold at 15% discount.
Solution:

Question 13.
Thirty articles are bought at Rs. 450 each. If one-third of these articles be sold at 6% loss; at what price must each of the remaining articles be sold in order to make a profit of 10% on the whole?
Solution:

Question 14.
The cost price of an article is 25% below the marked price. If the article is available at 15% discount and its cost price is Rs. 2,400; find:
(i) Its marked price
(ii) its selling price
(iii) the profit percent.
Solution:

Question 15.
Find a single discount (as percent) equivalent to following successive discounts:
(i) 20% and 12%
(ii) 10%, 20% and 20%
(iii) 20%, 10% and 5%
Solution:

Question 16.
Find the single discount (as percent) equivalent to successive discounts of:
(i) 80% and 80%
(ii) 60% and 60%
(iii) 60% and 80%
Solution:

Profit, Loss and Discount Exercise 8E – Selina Concise Mathematics Class 8 ICSE Solutions

Question 1.
Rajat purchases a wrist-watch costing Rs. 540. The rate of Sales Tax is 8%. Find the total amount paid by Rajat for the watch.
Solution:

Question 2.
Ramesh paid ₹ 345.60 as Sales Tax on a purchase of ₹ 3,840. Find the rate of Sales Tax.
Solution:

Question 3.
The price of a washing machine, inclusive of sales tax is ₹ 13,530/-. If the Sales Tax is 10%, find its basic (cost) price.
Solution:

Question 4.
Sarita purchases biscuits costing ₹ 158 on which the rate of Sales Tax is 6%. She also purchases some cosmetic goods costing ₹ 354 on which rate of Sales Tax is 9%. Find the total amount to be paid by Sarita.
Solution:

Question 5.
The price of a T.V. set inclusive of sales tax of 9% is ₹ 13,407. Find its marked price. If Sales Tax is increased to 13%, how much more does the customer has to pay for the T.V. ?
Solution:

Question 6.
The price of an article is ₹ 8,250 which includes Sales Tax at 10%. Find how much more or less does a customer pay for the article, if the Sales Tax on the article:
(i) increases to 15%
(ii) decreases to 6%
(iii) increases by 2%
(iv) decreases by 3%
Solution:

Question 7.
A bicycle is available for ₹ 1,664 including Sales Tax. If the list price of the bicycle is ₹ 1,600, find :
(i) the rate of Sales Tax
(ii) the price a customer will pay for the bicycle if the Sales Tax is increased by 6%.
Solution:

Question 8.
When the rate of sale-tax is decreased from 9% to 6% for a coloured T.V. ; Mrs. Geeta will save ₹ 780 in buying this T.V. Find the list price of the T.V.
Solution:

Question 9.
A shopkeeper sells an article for ₹ 21,384 including 10% sales-tax. However, the actual rate of sales-tax is 8%. Find the extra profit made by the dealer.
Solution:

Profit, Loss and Discount Exercise 8F – Selina Concise Mathematics Class 8 ICSE Solutions

[In this exercise, all the prices are excluding tax/VAT unless specified]
Question 1.
A shopkeeper buys an article for ₹ 8,000 and sells it for ₹ 10,000. If the rate of tax under VAT is 10%, find :
(i) tax paid by the shopkeeper
(ii) tax charged by the shopkeeper
(iii) VAT paid by the shopkeeper
Solution:

Question 2.
A trader buys some goods for ₹ 12,000 and sells them for ₹ 15,000. If the rate of tax under VAT is 12%, find the VAT paid by the trader?
Solution:

Question 3.
The marked price of an article is ₹ 7,000 and is available at 20% discount. Manoj buys this article and then sold it at its marked price. If the rate of tax at each state is 10%, find the VAT paid by Manoj.
Solution:

Question 4.
A buys some goods for ₹ 4,000 and sold them to B for ₹ 5,000. B sold these goods to C for ₹ 6,000. If the rate of tax (under VAT) at each stage is 5%, find :
(i) VAT paid by A
(ii) VAT paid by B
Solution:

Question 5.
A buys an article for ₹ 8,000 and sold it to B at 20% profit. If the rate of tax under VAT is 8%, find :
(i) tax paid by A
(ii) tax charged by A
(iii) VAT paid by A
Solution:

Question 6.
A shopkeeper purchases an article for ₹ 12,400 and sells it to a customer for ₹ 17,000. If the tax under VAT is 8%, find the VAT paid by the shopkeeper.
Solution:

Question 7.
A purchases an article for ₹ 7,200 and sells it to B for ₹ 9,600. B, in turn, sells the article to C for ₹ 11,000. If the tax (under VAT) is 10%, find the VAT paid by A and B.
Solution:

Question 8.
A manufacturer buys some goods for ₹ 60,000 and pays 5% tax. He sells these goods for ₹ 80,000 and charges tax at the rate of 12%. Find the VAT paid by the manufacturer.
Solution:

Question 9.
The cost of an article is ₹ 6,000 to a distributor, he sells it to a trader for ₹ 7,500 and the trader sells it further to a customer for ₹ 8,000. If the rate of tax under VAT is 8%; find the VAT paid by the:
(i) distributor
(ii) trader
Solution:

Question 10.
The marked price of an article is ₹ 10,000. A buys it at 30% discount on the marked price and sells it at 10% discount on the marked price. If the rate of tax under VAT is 5%, find the amount of VAT paid by A.
Solution:

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