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NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Maths (Ganita Prakash)

Step-by-step answers to every "Figure it Out" question of the new Class 8 Maths textbook Ganita Prakash, Part 1 and Part 2, explained clearly with neat diagrams where they help.

Part 1

1 A Square and a Cube Squares and Cubes

The Locker Puzzle 1 Q1.1 Square Numbers 3 QPerfect Squares and Odd Numbers 2 QSquare Roots 1 QFigure it Out (page 10) 9 Q1.2 Cubic Numbers 4 QCube Roots 2 QFigure it Out (page 16) 5 QPuzzle: Square Pairs 1 Q

2 Power Play Exponents

2.1 Experiencing the Power Play 1 Q2.2 Exponential Notation and Operations 2 QFigure it Out (page 22) 3 QThe Stones that Shine 2 QMagical Pond 1 QHow Many Combinations 2 Q2.3 The Other Side of Powers 3 QPower Lines 1 Q2.4 Powers of 10 4 Q2.5 Did You Ever Wonder? 9 QFigure it Out (page 44) 14 QGame: Tremendous in Ten! 1 Q

3 A Story of Numbers Number Systems

The Mechanism of Counting 2 QFigure it Out (page 54) 3 Q3.2 Some Early Number Systems 1 QFigure it Out (page 59) 3 QFigure it Out (page 60) 4 Q3.3 The Idea of a Base: Egyptian Numerals 2 QBase-5 System 0 QFigure it Out (page 63) 3 QFigure it Out (page 65) 2 QMultiplying in Egyptian Numerals 3 QAbacus 1 QFigure it Out (page 69) 3 Q3.4 Place Value: The Mesopotamian System 0 QFigure it Out (page 73) 2 QThe Mayan System 1 QFigure it Out (page 80) 4 Q

4 Quadrilaterals Geometry

Introduction 1 Q4.1 Rectangles and Squares 4 QFigure it Out (page 94) 5 Q4.2 Angles in a Quadrilateral 1 Q4.3 Parallelograms 2 Q4.4 Quadrilaterals with Equal Sidelengths 1 QFigure it Out (page 102) 3 Q4.5 Playing with Quadrilaterals 2 Q4.6 Kite and Trapezium 2 QFigure it Out (page 107) 11 QPuzzle: Which Quad? 1 Q

5 Number Play Numbers

5.1 Is This a Multiple Of? 3 QBreaking Even 2 QPairs to Make Fours 1 QAlways, Sometimes, or Never 1 QWhat Remains? 1 QFigure it Out (page 122) 8 Q5.2 Checking Divisibility Quickly 2 QFigure it Out (page 126) 5 QDivisibility by 11 3 QMore on Divisibility Shortcuts 1 QDigital Roots 2 QFigure it Out (page 131) 4 Q5.3 Digits in Disguise 3 QFigure it Out (page 132) 16 Q

6 We Distribute, Yet Things Multiply Algebra

6.1 Some Properties of Multiplication 4 QFigure it Out (page 142) 5 QFast Multiplications Using the Distributive Property 4 Q6.2 Special Cases of the Distributive Property 8 QFigure it Out (page 149) 4 Q6.3 Mind the Mistake, Mend the Mistake 1 Q6.4 This Way or That Way, All Ways Lead to the Bay 5 QFigure it Out (page 154) 11 QPuzzle: Coin Conjoin 1 Q

7 Proportional Reasoning-1 Ratio

7.1 Observing Similarity in Change 1 Q7.2 and 7.3 Ratios and their Simplest Form 1 QFilter Coffee! 1 QFigure it Out (page 165) 7 QTrairasika: The Rule of Three 3 QFigure it Out (page 170) 4 Q7.5 Sharing, but Not Equally! 1 QFigure it Out (page 175) 5 Q7.6 Unit Conversions 1 QFigure it Out (page 176) 12 QPuzzle: Binairo 1 Q

Part 2

1 Fractions in Disguise Percentages

1.1 Fractions as Percentages 2 QFigure it Out (page 3) 6 Q1.2 Percentage of Some Quantity 6 QFigure it Out (page 12) 12 Q1.3 Using Percentages 7 QFigure it Out (page 19) 5 QFigure it Out (page 20) 7 QGrowth and Compounding 1 QFigure it Out (page 22) 9 QTricky Percentages 4 QFigure it Out (page 28) 15 QPuzzle: Peaceful Knights 1 Q

2 The Baudhāyana-Pythagoras Theorem Geometry

2.1 Doubling a Square 3 Q2.2 Halving a Square 2 Q2.3 Hypotenuse of an Isosceles Right Triangle 1 QFigure it Out (page 39) 3 Q2.4 Combining Two Different Squares 2 QFigure it Out (page 47) 4 Q2.5 Right Triangles Having Integer Sidelengths 4 QFigure it Out (page 50) 3 QFigure it Out (page 52) 9 QPuzzle: Find the Colours! 1 Q

3 Proportional Reasoning-2 Ratio

3.2 Ratios in Maps 2 Q3.3 and 3.4 Ratios with More than 2 Terms 1 QFigure it Out (page 60) 5 Q3.5 A Slice of the Pie: Figure it Out (page 62) 3 Q3.6 Inverse Proportions 1 QFigure it Out (page 65) 3 QFigure it Out (page 67) 12 Q

4 Exploring Some Geometric Themes Geometry

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5 Tales by Dots and Lines Data Handling

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6 Algebra Play Algebra

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7 Area Mensuration

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