Fractions in Disguise Class 8 Assertion and Reasoning Questions
easyFractions in Disguise Class 8 Assertion and Reasoning Questions
Fractions in Disguise Class 8 Assertion and Reasoning Questions
In each of the following questions, two statements have been given. One has been labelled as Assertion (A) and the other has been labelled as Reason (R). You have to choose the correct option, from the given four options.
(a) Both the statements (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both the statements (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
(d) (R) is correct but (A) is not correct.
1. (A) : If in a class of 50 students, 30 are boys, then percentage of girls in the class is 60.
(R) : Required percentage is equal to
[latex]\frac{\text { Number of girls }}{50}[/latex] × 100
Answer:
(d) (R) is correct but (A) is not correct.
2. (A) : The ratio 3 : 8 is equal to 37.5%.
(R) : To convert a ratio into per cent, the conrresponding fraction is multiplied and divided by 100.
Answer:
(a) Both the statements (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) : If an article was purchased for ₹ 800 and sold for ₹ 1600, then the profit earned is 100%.
(R) : Profit per cent is equal to Profit
[latex]\frac{\text { Profit }}{\text { Selling Price }} \times 100[/latex] × 100
Answer:
(c) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
4. (A) : If Sunita’s income is 20% more than Urmila’s income, then Urmila’s income is 20% less than Sunita’s income.
(R) : If income of A is ₹ 20 more than B, then income of B is ₹ 20 less than that of A.
Answer:
(d) (R) is correct but (A) is not correct.
5. (A) : If an article of cost price ₹ 9000 is sold at a loss of 10% , then selling price of the article is ₹ 8100.
(R) : Selling price = Cost price - Actual loss.
Answer:
(a) Both the statements (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).