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  • Each question contains Quantity I and Quantity II. Read the contents clearly and answer your questions accordingly. Quantity I: if the length of a rectangle is increased by 20% while the breadth of the rectangle is decreased by 10% then find percentage change in area of the rectangle? Quantity II: if the side of a triangle is increased by 30% while the height of a triangle is decreased by 20% then find the percentage change in area of the triangle?


  • Options
  • A. Quantity I > Quantity II
  • B. Quantity I ? Quantity II
  • C. Quantity I< Quantity II
  • D. Quantity I < Quantity II

  • Correct Answer
  • Quantity I > Quantity II 

    Explanation

    Quantity I= 20% - 10% - (20*10/100) % = +8%

    Quantity II= 30% - 20% - (30*20/100)% = +4%

    Hence Quantity I > Quantity II


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    • 1. If 3 dupatta is offered free on purchase of 6 dupattas priced Rs 1200 each what is the effective discount on each dupatta?

    • Options
    • A. 25 percent
    • B. 30 percent
    • C. 12.5 percent
    • D. 33.33 percent
    • Discuss
    • 2. There are total 200 students in a school, of which 1/5th are boys. Find the number of girls in the school.

    • Options
    • A. 160
    • B. 16
    • C. 140
    • D. 40
    • Discuss
    • 3. What is 15% of 34 ?

    • Options
    • A. 5.1
    • B. 5
    • C. 5.2
    • D. 4.9
    • Discuss
    • 4. In a shop 4.5% of 1500 kg toor dal was sold. Find the quantity sold

    • Options
    • A. 64.5 kg.
    • B. 63.5 kg.
    • C. 70 kg
    • D. 67.5 kg
    • Discuss
    • 5. 20% discount is offered on an item. By applying a promo code the customer wins 5% cash back. What is the effective discount?

    • Options
    • A. 24 percent
    • B. 25.2 percent
    • C. 25 percent
    • D. 6 percent
    • Discuss
    • 6. What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following question? 45% of 400+ ?? = 56% of 750 - 40% of 350

    • Options
    • A. 10000
    • B. 1000
    • C. 10201
    • D. 9801
    • Discuss
    • 7. The price of an article is cut by 3%. To restore to its original value, the new price must be increased by

    • Options
    • A. 3 percent
    • B. 7.11 percent
    • C. 3.09 percent
    • D. 2.69 percent
    • Discuss
    • 8. At 15% discount the selling price of a microwave oven is Rs 34000, what is the selling price if the discount is 37.5%?

    • Options
    • A. Rs 25000
    • B. Rs 15625
    • C. Rs 17968.75
    • D. Rs 29218.75
    • Discuss
    • 9. A student multiplied a number by 5/6 instead of 6/5. What is the percentage error in the calculation?

    • Options
    • A. 44 percent
    • B. 30.56 percent
    • C. 15.28 percent
    • D. 22 percent
    • Discuss
    • 10. A student multiplied a number by 4/5 instead of 5/4. What is the percentage error in the calculation?

    • Options
    • A. 56.25 percent
    • B. 18 percent
    • C. 28.13 percent
    • D. 36 percent
    • Discuss


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