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  • Question
  • If a number is decreased by 10%, it becomes 54. To make it 72, it should be increased by


  • Options
  • A. 21%
  • B. 18%
  • C. 200/9%
  • D. 20%

  • Correct Answer
  • 20% 

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    • 1. Find the marked price if the selling price is Rs. 9250 and discount is 7.5%.

    • Options
    • A. 9000
    • B. 8556.25
    • C. 10000
    • D. 9943.75
    • Discuss
    • 2. In a motor of 120 machine parts, 5% parts were defective. In another motor of 80 machine parts, 10% parts were defective. For the two motors considered together, the percentage of defective machine parts were

    • Options
    • A. 7
    • B. 6.5
    • C. 7.5
    • D. 8
    • Discuss
    • 3. A dealer marks a washing machine for ? 7500, and allows a discount of 6% on it. Find the selling price

    • Options
    • A. 6850
    • B. 7050
    • C. 7250
    • D. 6950
    • Discuss
    • 4. The marked price of a ceiling fan is Rs. 1200 and the shopkeeper allows a discount of 5 % on it. Then selling price of the fan is

    • Options
    • A. Rs. 1410
    • B. Rs. 1400
    • C. Rs. 1140
    • D. Rs. 1104
    • Discuss
    • 5. If A = 400 and B = 600, then A is how much percentage less than B?

    • Options
    • A. 50
    • B. 66.66
    • C. 33.33
    • D. 25
    • Discuss
    • 6. The list price of an article is Rs. 900. It is available at two successive discounts of 20% and 10% . The selling price of the article is:

    • Options
    • A. Rs. 640
    • B. Rs. 648
    • C. Rs. 540
    • D. Rs. 548
    • Discuss
    • 7. A person loses 75% of his money in the first bet, 75% of the remaining in the second and 75% of the remaining in the third bet and returns home with Rs. 2 only. His initial money was

    • Options
    • A. Rs. 64
    • B. Rs. 128
    • C. Rs. 256
    • D. Rs. 512
    • Discuss
    • 8. A discount series of 15%, 20% and 25% is equal to the single discount of?

    • Options
    • A. 48%
    • B. 49%
    • C. 50%
    • D. 51%
    • Discuss
    • 9. If "basis points" are defined so that 1 percent is equal to 100 basis points, then by how many basis points is 82.5 percent greater than 62.5 percent?

    • Options
    • A. 0.2
    • B. 20
    • C. 200
    • D. 2000
    • Discuss
    • 10. While selling a watch, a shop-keeper gives a discount of 5%. If he gives a discount of 7%, he earns ? 15 less as profit. The marked price of the watch is

    • Options
    • A. 697.5
    • B. 712.5
    • C. 750
    • D. None of the these
    • Discuss


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