Practice Set 9.2 8th Std Maths Answers Chapter 9 Discount and Commission
Question 1
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John sold books worth Rs 4500 for a publisher. For this he received 15% commission. Complete the following activity to find the total commission John obtained.
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
Selling price of the books = Rs 4500 Rate of commission = 15% Commission obtained = 15% of selling price = 15 × 45 ∴ Commission obtained = 675 Rupees. ∴ The total commission obtained by John is Rs 675.
Question 2
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Rafique sold flowers worth Rs 15,000 by giving 4% commission to the agent. Find the commission he paid. Find the amount received by Rafique.
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
Here, selling price of flowers = Rs 15,000, Rate of commission = 4% i. Commission = 4% of selling price = × 15,000 = 4 x 150 ∴ Commission = Rs 600
ii. Amount received by Rafique = selling price – commission
= 15,000 – 600
= Rs 14,400
∴ Rafique paid Rs 600 as commission and the amount received by him was Rs 14,400.
Question 3
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A farmer sold food grains for Rs 9200 through an agent. The rate of commission was 2%. How much amount did the agent get ?
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
Here, selling price of food grains = Rs 9200, Rate of commission = 2% Commission = 2% of selling price = × 9200 = 2 × 92 = Rs 184 ∴ The agent got a commission of Rs 184.
Question 4
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Umatai purchased following items from a Khadi – Bhandar. i. 3 sarees for Rs 560 each. ii. 6 bottles of honey for Rs 90 each. On the purchase, she received a rebate of 12%. How much total amount did Umatai pay?
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
Here, number of sarees = 3, Price of each saree = Rs 560 ∴ Cost of 3 sarees = 560 × 3 = Rs 1680 …(i) Also, number of honey bottles = 6, Price of each bottle = Rs 90 ∴ Cost of 6 honey bottles = 90 × 6 = Rs 540 Total amount of purchase = cost of 3 sarees + cost of 6 honey bottles = 1680 + 540 … [From (i) and (ii)] = Rs 2220 …(iii) Rate of rebate = 12% Rebate = 12% of total amount of purchase = × 2220 = 12 × 22.20 = Rs 266.40..(iv) Amount paid by Umatai = Total amount of purchase – Rebate = 2,220 – 266.40 … [From (iii) and (iv)] = Rs 1953.60 ∴ The total amount paid by Umatai is Rs 1953.60.
Question 5
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Use the given information and fill in the boxes with suitable numbers. Smt. Deepanjali purchased a house for Rs 7,50,000 from Smt. Leelaben through an agent. Agent has charged 2 % brokerage from both of them.
Solution & Step-by-Step Answer:
i. Smt. Deepanjali paid 7,50,000 × = 7,500 × 2 = Rs 15,000 brokerage for purchasing the house.
ii. Smt. Leelaben paid brokerage of Rs 15,000
iii. Total brokerage received by the agent is = 15,000 + 15,000 = Rs 30,000
iv. The cost of house Smt. Deepanjali paid is = 7,50,000 + 15,000 = Rs 7,65,000
v. The selling price of house for Smt.Leelaben is = 7,50,000 – 15,000
= Rs 7,35,000