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1. The ratio 5 : 4 expressed a percent equals.
2. What is 20% 0f 25% of 300?
3. The difference of two numbers is 15% of their
sum. The ratio of the larger number to the
smaller number is.
4. The income of C is 20% more than Bs and
income of B is 25% more than than As find by
how much % is Cs income more than As?
5. If A exceeds B by 40%, B is less than C by 20%,
then A : C is.
6. The monthly income of a person was 13,500
and his monthly expenditure was 9,000 next
year his income increased by 14% and his
expenditure increased by 7%. The % increase
in savings was.
7. A number if reduced by 25% becomes 225. By
what % should it be increased so that it
becomes 375.
8. X has twice as money as that y and Y 50%
more than that of Z. if the average money of
all of them is 110, then the money which X
has is.(60)
9. If 24 carat gold is considered to be 100% pure
gold, then percentage of pure gold in 22 carat
gold is :
10. In an examination A got 25% marks more than
B, B got 10% less than C and C got 25% more
than D. if D got 320 marks out of 500, the
marks obtained by A were:(450)
11. Price of sugar rises by 20% by how much
percent should the consumption of sugar be
reduced so that the expenditure does not
change.
12. What percent decrease in salaries would
exactly cancel out the 20% increase.
Successive %
13. Salary of a person is first increased by 20%,
then it is decreased by 20%, then percentage
change in salary is.
14. The tax imposed on an article is decreased by
10% and its consumption increased by 10% .
find % change its revenue from it.
15. The number of workers in farm increased by
25% and the wages per head are decreased
by 25%. Then find % change in total wages.
16. If the price of sugar is reduced by 10%.
is a consumer can buy 6.2 kg more for 837.
The reduced price of sugar per kg is: (13.50)
17. The price of sugar is reduced by 20%.now a
person can buy 500kg more sugar for 36.
The original price of the sugar per kilogram
was. (18)
18. In an examination, 60% of candidates passed
in English and 70% of the candidates passed
in mathematics, but 20% failed in both of
these subjects. If 2500 candidates passed in
both the subjects, the number of candidates
who appeared at the examination was: (5000)
19. In a test a student got 30% marks and failed
by 25 marks. In the same test another student
got 40% marks and secured 25% marks more
than the essential minimum pass marks. For
the test were: (400)
20. 8% of voters in an election did not cast their
votes. In this election, there were only two
candidates. The winner were obtaining 48%
of the total votes, defeated his contestant by
1100 votes. The total number of voters in the
election was: (27500)
21. In an election between two candidates, 75%
of voters cast their votes, out of which 2%
voters declared invalid. A candidate got 9261
votes which were 75% of the valid votes. The
total number of voters enrolled in that
election was: (16800)
22. 40 liters of a mixture of milk and water
contains 10% of water, the water to be
added, to make the water content 20% in the
new mixture. (5)
23. A sample of 50 liters og glycerin is found to be
adulterated to the extend of 20%. How much
pure glycerin should be added to it so as to
bring down the percentage of impurity to 5%?
(150)
24. Due to 21% increase in price of sugar, a
person can buy 10.5 kg less for 1600. Find
the increased price of sugar. (32)
25. Radius of the base of a right of a cylinder is
increased by 10% and height be decreased by
20%. Find the % increase or decrease in
1. Area of the base
2. Volume of the right circular cylinder.