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Class 8 Maths — Discount and tax

Work out a discount, a sale price, and the price once tax has been added.

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  1. 1.A bag is marked ₹1200 and is sold at a discount of 25 per cent. What is the sale price? Give just the number.

  2. 2.A toy costs ₹600 before tax. With tax of 5 per cent added, what is the total to pay? Give just the number.

  3. 3.Sort each change by whether it makes the price go up or down.

    Groups: Price goes up · Price goes down

    • Tax of 8 per cent added
    • A quarter off
    • A third off
    • A service charge of 5 per cent added
    • A discount of 10 per cent
    • Tax of 12 per cent added

  4. 4.Which of these offers takes the most off an item marked ₹1000?

    • a) 10 per cent off, and then 10 per cent off again
    • b) A discount of one fifth
    • c) ₹250 off
    • d) A discount of 30 per cent

  5. 5.Each offer is on an item marked ₹2000. Put them in order by what you end up paying, cheapest first.

    • Half price
    • ₹600 off
    • A discount of 35 per cent
    • A discount of 10 per cent
    • A quarter off

  6. 6.A book costs ₹250 and tax of 8 per cent is added. How much is the tax? Give just the number.

  7. 7.Match each marked price to its sale price after a discount of 20 per cent.

    • ₹150
    • ₹250
    • ₹400
    • ₹600
    • ₹900
    • ₹120
    • ₹720
    • ₹320
    • ₹480
    • ₹200

  8. 8.After a discount of 20 per cent, a lamp sells for ₹960. What was its marked price? Give just the number.

Answer key — Class 8 Maths — Discount and tax

  1. 1. 900
  2. 2. 630
  3. 3. A discount of 10 per cent → Price goes down; Tax of 8 per cent added → Price goes up; A quarter off → Price goes down; A service charge of 5 per cent added → Price goes up; A third off → Price goes down; Tax of 12 per cent added → Price goes up
  4. 4. d) A discount of 30 per cent
  5. 5. 1. Half price 2. A discount of 35 per cent 3. ₹600 off 4. A quarter off 5. A discount of 10 per cent
  6. 6. 20
  7. 7. ₹150 → ₹120; ₹250 → ₹200; ₹400 → ₹320; ₹600 → ₹480; ₹900 → ₹720
  8. 8. 1200