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VALUE CORNER • Responsibility

Mr Sharma gives 1% of his income as a donation to an orphanage. Also, he gives
2.5% of remaining income to other NGOs as a donation. If his monthly income

is `50,000, find the amount of donations given to these organisations in a year.

MATHS LAB ACTIVITY • Experiential learning

Aim: To reinforce the concept of average

Materials: A weighing machine, paper and a pencil

Note: Divide the class into 4–5 groups.

Method: This is a group activity, so perform in groups.

1. First, in every group, each student weighs himself/herself and then record
their weights in the following table.

Group:

Percentage of students
Name of Average
Weights
students weight Less than More than
average weight average weight

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

2. Find the average weight of the group.

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