NCERT Solutions
Class 8 Maths
Comparing Quantities

Ex.8.2 Q.5
A VCR and TV were bought for Rs 8,000 each. The shopkeeper made a loss of 4% on the VCR and a profit of 8% on the TV.
Find the gain or loss percent on the whole transaction.
Cost price of VCR = Rs 8000 and Cost price of TV = Rs 8000
Total Cost Price of both articles = Rs 8000 + Rs 8000 = Rs 16,000
Now VCR is sold at 4% loss.
Let C.P. of each article be Rs 100, then S.P. of VCR = 100 – 4 = Rs 96
When C.P. is Rs 100, then S.P. = Rs 96
When C.P. is Rs 1, then S.P. =
When C.P. is Rs 8000, then S.P. = × 8000 = Rs 7,680
And TV is sold at 8% profit, then S.P. of TV = 100 + 8 = Rs 108
When C.P. is Rs 100, then S.P. = Rs 108
When C.P. is Rs 1, then S.P. =
When C.P. is Rs 8000, then S.P. = × 8000 = Rs 8,640
Then, Total S.P. = Rs 7,680 + Rs 8,640 = Rs 16,320
Since, S.P. > C.P.,
Therefore Profit = S.P. – C.P. = 16320 – 16000 = Rs 320
And Profit% = (Profit/Cost Price) × 100 = ( ) × 100 = 2%