# Samacheer Kalvi 8th Maths Solutions Term 2 Chapter 1 Life Mathematics Intext Questions

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## Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 8th Maths Solutions Term 2 Chapter 1 Life Mathematics Intext Questions

Exercise 1.1
Try This (Text book Page no. 1)

Question 1.
Find the indicated percentage value of the given numbers
Solution:

Think (Text book page no. 6)

Question 1.
An increase from 200 to 600 ¡s clearly a 200%increase. Isn’t it? (check!). With a lot of pride, the traffic police commiuêener of a city reported that the accidents had decreased by 200% ¡n one year. He cameupwith this number stating that the accidents had gone down from 600 last year to 2this year. Is the decrease from 600 to 200, the same 200% as above? Justify.
Solution:
Increase from original value 200 to 600

Decrease from original value 600 to 200

here original value is 600
% decrease = $$\frac{600-200}{600}$$ x 100 = $$\frac{400}{600}$$ x 100 = 66.67% decrease
Increase from 200 → 600 and % decrease from 600 → 200 are not the same

Try This (Text book page no. 7)

Question 1.
What percent of a day is 10 hours?
Solution:
In a day, there are 24 hours
10 hrs out of 24 hrs is $$\frac{10}{24}$$
As a percentage, we need to multiply by 100
∴ Percentage = $$\frac{10}{24}$$ x 100 = 41.67%

Question 2.
Divide ₹ 350 among P, Q and R such that P gets 50% of what Q gets and Q gets 50% of what R gets.
Solution:
Let R get x, Q gets 50% of what R gets
∴ Q gets = $$\frac{50}{100}$$ × x = $$\frac{x}{2}$$
P gets 50% of what Q gets
∴ P gets = $$\frac{50}{100}$$ x $$\frac{x}{2}$$ = $$\frac{x}{4}$$
Since 350 is divided among the three
∴ 350 = x + $$\frac{x}{2}$$ + $$\frac{x}{4}$$
350 = $$\frac{4x+2x+x}{4}$$ = $$\frac{7x}{4}$$ = 350
x = $$\frac{350×4}{7}$$ = 200
Q gets = $$\frac{x}{2}$$ = $$\frac{200}{2}$$ = 100,
P gets = $$\frac{x}{4}$$ = $$\frac{200}{4}$$ = 50
∴ P = 50
Q = 100
R = 200

Exercise 1.2
Think (Text book Page No. 13)

Question 1.
A shopkeeper marks the price of a marker board 15% above the cost price and then allows a discount of 15% on the marked price. Does he gain or lose in the transaction?
Solution:
Let cost price of marker board be 100
CP = 100 Marks it 15% above CP
∴ Marked price = MP = $$\frac{15}{100}$$ x CP + CP = $$\frac{15}{100}$$ 100 + 100 = 15 + 100 = 115
Discount % = 15%

∴ He sells it 97.75 which is less than his cost price. Therefore he loses
Loss = 97.75 – 100 = – 2.25

Try This (Text book Page No. 14)

Question 1.
By selling 5 articles, a man gains the cost price of 1 article. Find his gain percentage.
Solution:
Let cost price of article be C.P. Let S.P of 1 articles be SP by selling 5 articles at SP he makes a gain of cost price of one article.
Gain on 1 article = SP – CP; ⇒ Gain% = $$\frac{SP-CP}{CP}$$ x 100
Gain on 2 articles = 2 x (SP – CP)
Gain on 5 articles = 5 x (SP – CP)
Given than gain on 5 articles is CP of 1 article
∴ 5(SP – CP) = CP
$$\frac{SP-CP}{CP}$$ = $$\frac{1}{5}$$
Gain percentage $$\frac{SP-CP}{CP}$$ x 100 = $$\frac{1}{5}$$ x 100 % = 20%

Question 2.
By selling 8 articles, a shopkeeper gains the selling price of 3 articles. Find his gain percentage.
Solution:
Let cost price of 1 article be CP. Let selling price of 1 article be SP.
Gain on 1 article = SP – CP
Gain on 8 articles = 8 x (SP – CP)
Given that gain on 8 articles in selling price of 3 articles
8(SP – CP) = 3 x SP
∴ $$\frac{SP-CP}{CP}$$ = $$\frac{3}{8}$$
∴ $$\frac{SP}{SP-CP}$$ = $$\frac{8}{3}$$
Subtracting 1 on both sides
$$\frac{SP}{SP-CP}$$ – 1 = $$\frac{8}{3}$$ – 1 = $$\frac{SP-(SP-CP)}{SP-CP}$$= $$\frac{8-3}{3}$$
$$\frac{SP-SP-CP}{SP-CP}$$ = $$\frac{5}{3}$$ ⇒ $$\frac{CP}{SP-CP}$$ = $$\frac{5}{3}$$
$$\frac{SP-CP}{CP}$$ = $$\frac{3}{5}$$ (taking reciprocals on both sides)
Gain% $$\frac{SP-CP}{CP}$$ x 100 = $$\frac{3}{5}$$ x 100 = 3 x 20 = 60%

Question 3.
If the C.P of 20 articles is equal to the S.P of 15 articles, find the profit or loss percentage.
Solution:
Given CP of 20 article = SP of 15 articles
∴ SP of 15 articles = CP of 20 articles
∴ SP of 1 article = $$\frac{1}{15}$$ x CP of 20 articles
SP = $$\frac{1}{15}$$ x 20 CP = $$\frac{20}{15}$$ CP = $$\frac{4}{3}$$ CP
∴ SP = $$\frac{4}{3}$$ CP ⇒ SP is greater than CP
It is a profit.

Exercise 1.3
Try This (Text book Page No. 23)

Question 1.
Find the principal which gives ₹ 420 as C.I @ 20% p.a compounded half yearly for one year.
Solution:
CI = ₹420
Rate = ₹ 20% p.a
Principle = ₹ [required to find] Time period (n) = 1 year.
However, let us value of r to be 20% p.a so for half yearly, r is $$\frac{20}{2}$$ = 10%
Formula for Amount (A) when compounded half yearly is

Question 2.
The price of a laptop depreciates @ 4% p.a. If its present price is ₹ 24,000, find its price after 3 years.
Solution:
Let original price of laptop be ‘P’, Rate of depreciation is 4% p.a,
Present price is ₹ 24,000 (D).
Formula for depreciation is

Price after 3 years from now is
P(1 – $$\frac{4}{100}$$)n+3 = ? ⇒ (1 – $$\frac{4}{100}$$)n (1 – $$\frac{4}{100}$$)3
From (1)
24,000 x (1 – $$\frac{4}{100}$$)3
24,000 x $$\frac{96}{100}$$ x $$\frac{96}{100}$$ x $$\frac{96}{100}$$ = 21233.66

Actvity I (text book Page No. 23)

Question 1.
Mukunthan invests 30,000/- for 3 months in a bank which gives C.I at the rate of 12% compounded monthly. A private company offers his S.l at the rate of 12% p.a What is the difference in the interests received by Mukunthan? Do by traditional method and verify your answer by calculator.
Solution:
Principal = 30,000
Time period = 3 months
In Bank rate of interest for CI = 12% compounded monthly
∴ A = (1 + $$\frac{r}{100}$$)n = 30,000(1 + $$\frac{12}{100}$$)3
30,000 x $$\frac{112}{100}$$ x $$\frac{112}{100}$$ x $$\frac{112}{100}$$ = 42147.84
∴ CI = A – P = 42147.84 – 30,000
CI = 12147.84
In private company,
Rate of single Interest SI = 12% p.a
So, for 3 months, i.e $$\frac{3}{12}$$ = $$\frac{1}{4}$$ year,

∴ Difference in interest = CI – SI = 12,147.84 – 900 = 11247.84