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40% of [100 – 20% of 300] is equal to ______.

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40% of [100 – 20% of 300] is equal to ______.

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  • 20

  • 16

  • 140

  • 64

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Solution

40% of [100 – 20% of 300] is equal to 16.

Explanation:

We have, `40/100 [100 - 20%  "of"  300]`

= `40/100 xx [100 - 20/100 xx 300]`

= `40/100 [100 - 60]`

= `40/100 xx 40`

= 4 × 4

= 16

Hence, 16

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Chapter 9: Comparing Quantities - Exercise [Page 289]

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NCERT Exemplar Mathematics [English] Class 8
Chapter 9 Comparing Quantities
Exercise | Q 19. | Page 289

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