PRACTICE WORKSHEET

COMPARING QUANTITIES

Points to Remember:

MCQ
(1 mark each)
1 The cost of 4 m cloth is Rs 140. Find the cost of 9 m of cloth. 1
(a) Rs 215
(b) Rs 300
(c) Rs 320
(d) Rs 315
2 If 10 is 10% of a number, then the number is 1
(a) 10
(b) 100
(c) 1
(d) 1000
3 Interest on Rs 100 at 10% p.a for one year is 1
(a) Rs 1
(b) Rs 10
(c) Rs 90
(d) Rs 1000

4 In a class, there are 15 girls and 25 boys, percentage of boys in the class is. 1
(a) 37.5%
(b) 62.5%
(c) 8003%
(d) 160%
5 Profit = SP - ? 1
(a) CP
(b) MP
(c) Discount
(d) Loss

6 Assertion (A) –The ratio of 50 paise to Rs. 1 is 1 : 2. 1

Reasons (R) –A ratio can be defined as the relationship or comparison between two numbers
of the same unit to check how bigger is one number than the other one.

a.) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
b.) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is not the correct explanation for
Assertion.
c.) assertion is true but the reason is false.
 d.) both assertion and reason are false

7 Assertion (A) –A shopkeeper purchased 2 refrigerators for Rs 9800 and Rs 8200 1

respectively. He sold them for Rs 16920. Loss% = 6%

Reasons (R) –Loss percentage refers to the amount of loss incurred which is expressed or
calculated in percentage

a.) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
b.) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is not the correct explanation for
Assertion.
c.) assertion is true but the reason is false.
d.) both assertion and reason are false.
8 Convert 2 / 5 into percentage. 1
9 Convert 6.25 into percentage. 1

Very Short Answer Questions:

(2 marks each)
1 Find the ratio of 30 days to 30 hours. 2

2 In a class, there are 4 pencils for 2 students. Then, how many pencils are there in total if 30 2
students are present in the class.
Short Answer Questions:
(3 marks each)
1 The population of a city decreased from 25,000 to 24,500. Find the percentage decrease. 3

2 Juhi sells a washing machine for ₹ 13,500. She loses 20% in the bargain. What was the price 3
at which she bought it?
Long Answer Questions/Case Study Based :
(4 marks each)
1 Amina buys a book for ₹ 275 and sells it at a loss of 15%. How much does she sell it for? 4

2 Meena gives an interest of ₹ 45 for one year at 9% rate p.a. What is the sum she has 4
borrowed?
3 What rate gives ₹ 280 as interest on a sum of ₹ 56,000 in 2 years? 4

4 One day I went to my colony park I saw there are many people all are busy in their routine, I 4
found there are 150 people, I saw 18 people were doing jog, 24 people were doing yoga and
36 people were doing laughing therapy and rest of people were preferred to walk at all.
 (a) What percent of people were doing Jog?

(b) What percent of people were doing Yoga

(c) How many people preferred walk?

(d) What percent of people doing laughing therapy?