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NCERT Solutions: Class 8 Maths Chapter 7 - Comparing Quantities

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Chapter-wise NCERT intext questions and exercise answers for Comparing Quantities, grounded in the official textbook.

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Q.1Find 20 percent of 250.v
Solution

$20\%$ of 250 is $\dfrac{20}{100}\times250=50$.

Answer:

$50$.

Q.2A shirt marked at Rs 800 is sold at a discount of 15 percent. Find the selling price.v
Solution

Discount $=15\%$ of 800 = Rs 120. Selling price $=800-120=680$.

Answer:

Rs 680.

Q.3A table bought for Rs 2500 is sold for Rs 2800. Find the profit percent.v
Solution

Profit $=300$. Profit percent $=300/2500\times100=12\%$.

Answer:

$12\%$.

Q.4Find the amount on Rs 12000 for 2 years at 10 percent per annum compound interest.v
Solution

$A=12000(1+10/100)^2=12000\times1.21=14520$.

Answer:

Rs 14520.

Q.5Find the compound interest on Rs 12000 for 2 years at 10 percent per annum.v
Solution

Compound interest $=14520-12000=2520$.

Answer:

Rs 2520.

Q.6What is the formula for compound amount when interest is compounded annually?v
Solution

Here $P$ is principal, $R$ is annual rate percent and $n$ is time in years.

Answer:

$A=P\left(1+\dfrac{R}{100}\right)^n$.