MP Board Class 7th Maths Solutions Chapter 8 Comparing Quantities Ex 8.2
MP Board Class 7th Maths Solutions Chapter 8 Comparing Quantities Ex 8.2
MP Board Class 7th Maths Solutions Chapter 8 Comparing Quantities Ex 8.2
Question 1.
Convert the given fractional numbers to percents.
Question 2.
Convert the given decimal fractions to percents.
(a) 0.65
(b) 2.1
(c) 0.02
(d) 12.35
Solution:
Question 4.
Find:
(a) 15% of 250
(b) 1% of 1 hour
(c) 20% of ₹ 2500
(d) 75% of 1 kg
Solution:
Question 5.
Find the whole quantity if
(a) 5% of it is 600
(b) 12% of it is? 1080
(c) 40% of it is 500 km
(d) 70% of it is 14 minutes
(e) 8% of it is 40 litres
Solution:
Let the whole quantity be x.
Question 6.
Convert given percents to decimal fractions and also to fractions in simplest forms:
(a) 25%
(b) 150%
(c) 20%
(d) 5%
Solution:
Question 7.
In a city, 30% are females, 40% are males and remaining are children. What percent are children?
Solution:
It is given that 30% are females and 40% are males.
Children = 100% – (40% + 30%)
= 100% – 70% = 30%
Question 8.
Out of 15,000 voters in a constituency, 60% voted. Find the percentage of voters who did not vote. Can you now find how many actually did not vote?
Solution:
Percentage of voters who voted = 60%
Percentage of those who did not vote = 100% – 60%
= 40%
Number of people who did not vote = 40% of 15000
= 40% × 15000
Therefore, 6000 people did not vote.
Question 9.
Meeta saves ₹ 400 from her salary. If this is 10% of her salary. What is her salary?
Solution:
Let Meeta’s salary be ₹ x.
Given that, 10% of x = 400
Therefore, Meeta’s salary is ₹ 4000.
Question 10.
A local cricket team played 20 matches in one season. It won 25% of them. How many matches did they win?
Solution:
Number of games won = 25% of 20
=25/100×20=5
Therefore, the team won 5 matches.