Samacheer Kalvi 8th Maths Solutions Term 2 Chapter 1 Life Mathematics Ex 1.1

Samacheer Kalvi 8th Maths Solutions Term 2 Chapter 1 Life Mathematics Ex 1.1

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 8th Maths Solutions Term 1 Chapter 1 Life Mathematics Ex 1.1

Question 1.
Fill in the blanks:

Question (i)
If 30% of x is 150, then x is ………….
Answer:
500
Hint:
Given 30% of x is 150

Method 2:
[to understand, let us assume that number is 100]
So, first when we increase by 25%, we get

Objective Type Questions

Question 16.
12% of 250 litres is the same as ………. of 150 liters
(a) 10%
(b) 15%
(c) 20%
(d) 30%
Answer:
(c) 20%
Hint:
12% of 250 = 12/100 x 250 = 30 lit
Percentage : 30/150 x 100 = 20%

Question 17.
If three candidates A, B and C is 3 in a school election got 153, 245 and 102 votes respectively, the percentage of votes for the winner is ……..
(a) 48%
(b) 49%
(c) 50%
(d) 45%
Answer:
(b) 49%
Hint:
Candidate 1: 153
Candidate 2: 245 – winner [as maximum votes]
Candidate 3: 102
Total votes = 1 + 2 + 3 = 153 + 245 + 102 = 500