85% of a number is added to 24, the result is the same number. Find the number?
1.150
2.140
3.130
4.160
96% of the population of a village is 23040. The total population of the village is?
1. 32256
2.24000
3.24936
4.25640
A man spends 10% of his income in house rent, 20% of the rest on his children's education, 25% of the rest miscellaneous causes. If he now posses Rs. 1944 then his income is?
1.Rs.3600
2.Rs.4000
3.Rs.4500
4.Rs.3000
A salesman's terms were changed from a flat commission of 5% on all his sales to a fixed salary of Rs.1000 plus 2.5% commission on all sales exceeding Rs. 4,000. If his remuneration as per new scheme was Rs. 600 more than that by the previous schema, his sales were worth?
1.Rs. 14,000
2.Rs. 12,000
3. Rs. 30,000
4.Rs. 40,000
A sells his goods 50% cheaper than B but 50% dearer than C. The cheapest is?
1.A
2.B
3.C
4.All Alike
After 38 liters of petrol were poured into the tank, it was still 5% empty. How much petrol must be poured into the tank in order to fill it?
1.38 liters
2.40 liters
3.38.5 liters
4.2 liters
Find the 37.5% of 976 =
1.324
2.388
3.366
4.372
How much 60% of 50 is greater than 40% of 30?
1.18
2.13
3.20
4.20
If the price has fallen by 10% what percent of its consumption be: increased so that the expenditure may be the same as before?
1.11%
2.10%
3.11 1/9 %
4.9 1/11 %
If the price of gold increases by 50%, find by how much the quantity of ornaments must be reduced, so that the expenditure may remain the same as before?
1.27 2/23 %
2.33 1/3 %
3.30%
4.19%
If y exceeds x by 20%, then x is less than y by?
1. 16%
2. 16 1/3 %
3.16 2/3 %
4.16 3/5 %
In a school of 850 boys, 44% of Muslims, 28% Hindus, 10% Sikhs and the remaining of other communities. How many belonged to the other communities?
1.173
2.163
3.153
4.143
Nitin's salary is reduced by 10% and then reduced salary is increased by 10%. Find ,how many percentage his present salary is less as compared to his previous salary?
1.Nothing
2.10%
3.1%
4.5%
The price of an article has been reduced by 25%. In order to restore the original price the new price must be increased by?
1. 33 1/3 %
2.9 1/11 %
3.11 1/9 %
4.None of these
The salary of a worker is first increased by 30% and afterwards reduced by 30%. What is net change in his salary?
1. 90% increase
2.45% increase
3.9% decrease
4.Same as before
The salary of Mr. X is 30% more than that of Mr. Y . Find what percent of Mr. Y's salary is less than Mr. X's?
1.30%
2.25 1/13 %
3.23 1/13 %
4.1/13 %
What percent of 120 are 90?
1.25%
2.50%
3.75%
4.33%
When the numerator of a fraction is decreased by 25% and its denominator is decreased by 20%, the new fraction obtained is 3/4. Find the original fraction?
1.5/4
2.4/7
3.5/6
4.6/7
. If cost of sugar increases by 25%. How much percent consumption of sugar should be decreased in order to keep expenditure fixed?
1.10%
2.15%
3. 20%
4. 25%
25% of 30% of 45% is equal to?
1. 0.03375
2.0.3375
3.3.375
4.33.75
3/20 is what percent of 12/25?
1.42.75%
2.31.25%
3.35.5%
4.None of these
40% of a number is more than 20% of 650 by 190. Find the number?
1.600
2.700
3.800
4.900
5% people of a village in Sri Lanka died by bombardment, 15% of the remainder left the village on account of fear. If now the population is reduced to 3553, how much was it in the beginning?
1.3800
2.4200
3.4400
4.5500
60% of a number is added to 120, the result is the same number. Find the number?
1.300
2.200
3.400
4.500
64 is what percent of 80?
1.80%
2.70%
3.60%
4.None of these
80 is what percent of 64?
1. 85%
2.120%
3.75%
4.125%
A and B's salaries together amount to Rs. 2,000. A spends 95% of his salary and B spends 85% of his. If now their savings are the same, what is A's salary?
1. Rs.500
2. Rs.750
3.Rs.1250
4. Rs.1500
A candidate got 35% of the votes polled and he lost to his rival by 2250 votes. How many votes were cast?
1.7500
2.5000
3.6000
4.3500
A candidate who gets 30% of the marks fails by 50 marks. But another candidate who gets 45% marks gets 25 marks more than necessary for passing. Find the number of marks for passing?
1.150
2.200
3.250
4.275
A man saves 20% of his monthly salary. If an account of dearness of things he is to increase his monthly expenses by 20%, he is only able to save Rs. 200 per month. What is his monthly salary?
1.Rs.5000
2.Rs.25000
3.Rs.7500
4.Rs.8500
A mixture of 70 liters of wine and water contains 10% water. How much water must be added to make water 12 ½% of the total mixture?
1.12 liters
2.10 liters
3.4 liters
4.2 liters
A person spends 1/5th of his income on the education of his children, and 20% of the remaining on food. If he is left with Rs.576 find his income?
1.Rs.900
2.Rs.800
3.Rs.500
4.Rs.1000
A person was asked to subtract 25% of a number from the original but he subtracted 25 from the number. His answer was 25 more than correct one. What was the original number?
1.160
2.180
3.225
4.200
Ajay spends 45% of his monthly income on household items, 25% of his monthly income on buying cloths, 7.5% of his monthly income on medicines and saves the remaining amount which is Rs. 9000. Find his monthly income.
1.Rs. 40000
2.Rs. 36000
3.Rs. 50000
4.Rs. 45000
An engineering student has to secure 36% marks to pass. He gets 130 marks and fails by 14 marks. The maximum No. of marks obtained by him is?
1.300
2.400
3.350
4.500
At an examination in which full marks were 500. A got 10% less than B, B got 25% more than C and C got 20% less than D. If A got 360marks, what percentage of full marks was obtained by D?
1.70%
2.90%
3.80%
4.75%
he population of a town is 45000; 5/9th of them are males and the rest females 40% of the males are married. What is the percentage of married females?
1.60%
2.50%
3.45%
4.40%
How much is 80% of 40 is greater than 4/5 of 25?
1.4
2.6
3.9
4.12
If 15% of 30% of 50% of a number is 90, then what is the number?
1.4000
2.3050
3.4500
4.None of these
If A got 80 marks and B got 60 marks, then what percent of A's mark is B's mark?
1. 60%
2.80%
3.65%
4.75%
If population of certain city increases at the rate of 5%. If population in 1981 was 138915, then population in 1978 was?
1.1,20,000
2.1,10,000
3.1,00,000
4.90,000
If y exceeds x by 25%, then x is less than y by?
1.16%
2.16 1/3 %
3.20%
4.16 3/5 %
In a factory, there are 40% technicians and 60% non-technicians. If the 60% of the technicians and 40% of non-technicians are permanent employees, then the percentage of workers who are temporary is?
1.32%
2.42%
3.52%
4.62%
In an examination 38% of students fail in English and 61% pass in Hindi and 23% fail in both. Find the actual failure percentage?
1.46%
2.61%
3.54%
4. 70%
In an examination 40% failed in Hindi, 45% failed in English. If 25% students failed in both the subjects. Then the percentage of failed students is?
1.15%
2.65%
3.60%
4. 70%
In an examination, 47% failed in English and 54% failed in Mathematics. Find the pass percentage in both the subjects if 31% failed in both the subjects?
1.70%
2.37%
3.53%
4.30%
Subtracting 10% from X is the same as multiplying X by what number?
1.80%
2.90%
3.10%
4.50%
The amount of water (in ml) that should be added to reduce 9 ml. Lotion, containing 50% alcohol, to a lotion containing 30% alcohol, is?
1.3
2.4
3.5
4.6
The salary of a typist was at first raised by 10% and then the same was reduced by 5%. If he presently draws Rs.1045.What was his original salary?
1.900
2.950
3.1000
4.975
The sum of the present ages of two persons A and B is 60. If the age of A is twice that of B, find the sum of their ages 5 years hence?
1.50
2.60
3.70
4.80
The tax on a commodity is diminished by 20% and its consumption increased by 15%. The effect on revenue is?
1. It increases by 8%
2.It decreases by 8%
3.It increases by 10%
4.None of These
The tax on a commodity is diminished by 20% but its consumption is increased by 10%. Find the decrease percent in the revenue derived from it?
1.20%
2.18%
3.15%
4.12%
There were two candidates in an election. Winner candidate received 62% of votes and won the election by 288 votes. Find the number of votes casted to the winning candidate?
1.456
2.744
3.912
4.1200
Two numbers are 30% and 37% are less than a third number .How much percent is the second number less than the first?
1.15%
2.12%
3.10%
4.5%
Two numbers are respectively 20% and 25% more than a third number. The percentage that is first of the second is?
1.80%B
2.85%
3.96%
4.125%
What percent of 125 is 16?
1.10 2/5%
2.11 1/5%
3.11 2/3%
4.None of the these