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- Question
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%
- Correct Answer
- 33.33%
ExplanationLet 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%
- 1. 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
- 2. 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
- 3. 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
- 4. 1/4 of 12?
Options- A. 4
- B. 3
- C. 2
- D. 1 Discuss
- 5. 2 is what percent of 50?
Options- A. 3
- B. 4
- C. 2.5
- D. 5 Discuss
- 6. In an examination, 35% of total students failed in Hindi, 45% failed in English and 20% failed in both. Find the percentage of those studnets who passed in both the subjects ?
Options- A. 45%
- B. 35%
- C. 20%
- D. 40% Discuss
- 7. A dealer marks his goods 20% above their cost prices. Then,he allows such a discount on the marked price so that he makes a profit of 8%. The rate of discount is:
Options- A. 12%
- B. 10%
- C. 6%
- D. 4% Discuss
- 8. The selling price of an article is 8/5th of its cost price. Then the gain percentage is
Options- A. 20%
- B. 28%
- C. 60%
- D. 68% Discuss
- 9. If the salary of Manoj is 40% less than that of Subhash, then by how much percentage is the salary of Subhash more than that of Manoj?
Options- A. 60%
- B. 6614%
- C. 6623%
- D. 65% Discuss
- 10. The sum of three numbers is 67. If the ratio of the first number to the second number is 3 : 5 and that of the second number to the third number is 4 : 7, then what is the second number ?
Options- A. 20
- B. 24
- C. 18
- D. 16 Discuss
Percentage problems
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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: Rs.1250
Correct Answer: 9.09
Correct Answer: 3
Explanation:
1/4 of 12
= 1/4 x 12
= 3
Hence, 1/4 of 12 = 3.
Correct Answer: 4
Explanation:
Let p% of 50 is 2
=> p x 50/100 = 2
=> p = 4%
Hence, 2 is 4 percent of 50.
Correct Answer: 40%
Correct Answer: 10%
Correct Answer: 60%
Correct Answer: 6623%
Correct Answer: 20
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