A clothing shop offers a 25% discount on all shirts. If the original price of a shirt is ₹300, how much Class 8
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A clothing shop offers a 25% discount on all shirts. If the original price of a shirt is ₹300, how much Class 8
Question 1.
A clothing shop offers a 25% discount on all shirts. If the original price of a shirt is ₹300, how much will Anwar have to pay to buy this shirt? Class 8
Solution:
Discount = 25% of ₹ 300
= [latex]\frac{25}{100}[/latex] × ₹ 300 = ₹ 75.
So, Anwar will pay ₹ (300 - 75) = ₹ 225.
Question 2.
The petrol price in 2015 was ₹ 60 and ₹ 100 in 2025. What is the percentage increase in the price of petrol? Class 8
(i) 50%
(ii) 40%
(iii) 60%
(iv) 66.66%
(v) 140%
(vi) 160.66%
Solution:
Increase % = [latex]\frac{100-60}{60} \times \frac{100}{100}[/latex]
= [latex]\frac{40}{60}[/latex] × 100%
= [latex]\frac{200}{3}[/latex] % = 66[latex]\frac{2}{3}[/latex]% = 66.66%.
Answer: (iv)