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- Question
2 is what percent of 50?
Options- A. 3
- B. 4
- C. 2.5
- D. 5
- Correct Answer
- 4
ExplanationLet p% of 50 is 2
=> p x 50/100 = 2
=> p = 4%
Hence, 2 is 4 percent of 50.
- 1. In a hoel, 60% had vegetarian lunch while 30% had non-vegetaian lunch and 15% had both types of lunch. If 96 people were present, how many did not eat either type of lunch ?
Options- A. 24
- B. 30
- C. 36
- D. 42 Discuss
- 2. If the selling price is Rs 855 after getting a discount of 5%, what was the marked price?
Options- A. Rs 897.75
- B. Rs 812.25
- C. Rs 814
- D. Rs 900 Discuss
- 3. The price of an article is discounted by 25%, to restore to its original value, the new price must be increased by
Options- A. 57 percent
- B. 36.31 percent
- C. 71.25 percent
- D. 33.33 percent Discuss
- 4. If 1 dupatta is offered free on purchase of 4 dupattas priced Rs 1300 each what is the effective discount on each dupatta?
Options- A. 66.67 percent
- B. 20 percent
- C. 25 percent
- D. 12.5 percent Discuss
- 5. When a number is increased by 38, it becomes 119% of itself. What is the number?
Options- A. 200
- B. 456
- C. 570
- D. 342 Discuss
- 6. 1/4 of 12?
Options- A. 4
- B. 3
- C. 2
- D. 1 Discuss
- 7. If the ratio of marked price and selling price is 11 : 10, then what is the discount percentage?
Options- A. 11.11
- B. 17.28
- C. 12.5
- D. 9.09 Discuss
- 8. A trader sold a cycle at a loss of 10%. If the selling price had been increased by Rs. 200, there would have been a gain of 6%. The cost price of the cycle is
Options- A. Rs.1200
- B. Rs.1205
- C. Rs.1250
- D. Rs.1275 Discuss
- 9. A?s salary is 50% more than B?s. How much percent is B?s salary less than A?s?
Options- A. 24.5%
- B. 29.5%
- C. 31.3%
- D. 33.3% Discuss
- 10. The price of an item is decreased by 25%. What percent increase must be done in new price to get the original price?
Options- A. 33.33%
- B. 43.3%
- C. 50%
- D. 55.3% Discuss
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Correct Answer: 24
Explanation:
n (A) = (60/100 * 96) = 288/5, n (B) = (30/100 * 96) = 144/5, n (A ? B) = (15/100 * 96) = 72/5.
n(A ? B) = n (A) + n (B) - n (A ? B) = 72.
So, people who had either or both types of lunch = 72.
Hence, people who had neither type of lunch = (96 - 72)= 24.
Correct Answer: Rs 900
Correct Answer: 33.33 percent
Correct Answer: 20 percent
Correct Answer: 200
Correct Answer: 3
Explanation:
1/4 of 12
= 1/4 x 12
= 3
Hence, 1/4 of 12 = 3.
Correct Answer: 9.09
Correct Answer: Rs.1250
Correct Answer: 33.3%
Explanation:
Let the salary of B be 100
Salary of A = 150%
B?s salary less than A = (150-100)/150 X 100 = 100/3 = 33.33%
Correct Answer: 33.33%
Explanation:
Let the price of an item be 100After 25% decrease, price of item = 75Increase in price to get the original price = 100-75 = 25% increase to get the original price = 25/75 X 100 = 100/3 = 33.33%
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