Example 7 (Page 12) - Chapter 1 Class 8 - Fractions in Disguise (Ganita Prakash II)

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A farmer harvested 260 kg of wheat last year. This year they harvested - Percentages Greater than 100

part 2 - Example 7 (Page 12) - Percentages Greater than 100 - Chapter 1 Class 8 - Fractions in Disguise (Ganita Prakash II) - Class 8 (Ganita Prakash - 1, 2 & Old NCERT)

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Example 7 (Page 12) A farmer harvested 260 kg of wheat last year. This year, they harvested 650 kg of wheat. What percentage of last year’s harvest is this year’s harvest?Now, Percentage of last year’s harvest is this year’s harvest = (π‘»π’‰π’Šπ’” π’šπ’†π’‚π’“^β€² 𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕)/(𝑳𝒂𝒔𝒕 π’šπ’†π’‚π’“^β€² 𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕 ) Γ— 𝟏𝟎𝟎 = 650/(260 ) Γ— 100 = πŸ”πŸ“/(πŸπŸ” ) Γ— 𝟏𝟎𝟎 = 5/(2 ) Γ— 100 = 5 Γ— 50 = 250% Thus, this year’s harvest is 250% of last year’s harvest, or 2.5 times the original value.

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