NCERT Solutions Class 6 Maths
Chapter – 8 (Decimals)
The NCERT Solutions in English Language for Class 6 Mathematics Chapter – 8 Decimals Exercise 8.6 has been provided here to help the students in solving the questions from this exercise.
Chapter 8: Decimals
- NCERT Solution Class 6 Maths Exercise – 8.1
- NCERT Solution Class 6 Maths Exercise – 8.2
- NCERT Solution Class 6 Maths Exercise – 8.3
- NCERT Solution Class 6 Maths Exercise – 8.4
- NCERT Solution Class 6 Maths Exercise – 8.5
Exercise – 8.6
1. Subtract:
(a) ₹ 18.25 from ₹ 20.75
(b) 202.54 m from 250 m
(c) ₹ 5.36 from ₹ 8.40
(d) 2.051 km from 5.206 km
(e) 0.314 kg from 2.107 kg
Solutions:
(a) ₹ 20.75 – ₹ 18.75
₹ 2.50
(b) 250 m – 202.54 m
47.46 m
(c) ₹ 8.40 – ₹ 5.36
₹ 3.04
(d) 5.206 km – 2.051 km
3.155 km
(e) 2.107 kg – 0.314 kg
1.793 kg
2. Find the value of:
(a) 9.756 – 6.28
(b) 21.05 – 15.27
(c) 18.5 – 6.79
(d) 11.6 – 9.847
Solutions:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d) 11.600
3. Raju bought a book for ₹ 35.65. He gave ₹ 50 to the shopkeeper. How much money did he get back from the shopkeeper?
Solutions:
Money given to shopkeeper = ₹ 50.00
Price of the book = ₹ 35.65
Money that Raju will get back from the shopkeeper will be the difference of these two
∴ Money left with Raju is
Hence, money left with Raju is ₹ 14.35
4. Rani had ₹ 18.50. She bought one ice cream for ₹ 11.75. How much money does she have now?
Solutions:
Money with Rani = ₹ 18.50
Price of an ice cream = ₹ 11.75
Now money left with Rani will be the difference of these two
Hence, money left with her is
∴ Money left with Rani is ₹ 6.75
5. Tina had 20 m 5 cm long cloth. She cuts 4 m 50 cm length of cloth from this for making a curtain. How much cloth is left with her?
Solutions:
Length of cloth = 20 m 5 cm = 20.05 m
Length of cloth to make a curtain = 4 m 50 cm = 4.50 m
Length of cloth left with Tina will be the difference of these two
Thus length of cloth left with her is
∴ The length of the remaining cloth left with Tina is 15.55 m
6. Namita travels 20 km 50 m every day. Out of this she travels 10 km 200 m by bus and the rest by auto. How much distance does she travel by auto?
Solutions:
Total distance travelled by Namita = 20 km 50 m = 20.050 km
Distance travelled by bus = 10 km 200 m = 10.200 km
Distance travelled by auto = Total distance travelled – Distance travelled by bus
∴ Distance to be travelled by auto is
∴ Namita travelled 9.850 km by auto
7. Aakash bought vegetables weighing 10 kg. Out of this, 3 kg 500 g is onions, 2 kg 75 g is tomatoes and the rest is potatoes. What is the weight of the potatoes?
Solutions:
Total weight of vegetables Aakash bought = 10.000 kg
Weight of onions = 3 kg 500 g = 3.500 kg
Weight of tomatoes = 2 kg 75 g = 2.075 kg
Weight of potatoes = Total weight of vegetables bought – (weight of onions + weight of tomatoes)
= 10.000 – (3.500 + 2.075)
∴ 4.425 kg is the weight of the potatoes
