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  • Price of diesel increased from Rs 45/litre to Rs 50/litre. How much should the consumption of diesel be reduced (in %) so as to increase expenditure by only 5%?


  • Options
  • A. 5.5
  • B. 5
  • C. 4
  • D. 4.5

  • Correct Answer
  • 5.5 

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    • 1. When a number is increased by 24, it becomes 115% of itself. What is the number?

    • Options
    • A. 160
    • B. 250
    • C. 100
    • D. 200
      • Discuss
    • 2. 0.08% of 120% of 50,000 is equal to __________.

    • Options
    • A. 480
    • B. 48
    • C. 4800
    • D. 4.8
      • Discuss
    • 3. A trader marks up his goods by 120% and offers 30% discount. What will be the selling price (in Rs) if the cost price is Rs 750?

    • Options
    • A. 1225
    • B. 1080
    • C. 1280
    • D. 1155
      • Discuss
    • 4. On a machine there is 10% trade discount on the marked price of Rs 2,50,000. But the machine is sold at Rs 2,16,000 after giving a cash discount. How much is this cash discount (in %)?

    • Options
    • A. 5
    • B. 4
    • C. 6
    • D. 7
      • Discuss
    • 5. If a watch is being sold at Rs 7,225 which is marked at Rs 8,500, then what is the discount (in %) at which the watch is being sold?

    • Options
    • A. 24
    • B. 15
    • C. 25
    • D. 20
      • Discuss
    • 6. Giving two successive discounts of 20% is same as giving one discount of ________ %.

    • Options
    • A. 36
    • B. 40
    • C. 44
    • D. 50
      • Discuss
    • 7. 0.06% of 250% of 1600 is _________.

    • Options
    • A. 24
    • B. 0.24
    • C. 0.024
    • D. 2.4
      • Discuss
    • 8. Two numbers are 90% and 75% lesser than a third number. By what % should the first number be increased so that it becomes equal to the second number?

    • Options
    • A. 250
    • B. 200
    • C. 150
    • D. 100
      • Discuss
    • 9. When a number is increased by 216, it becomes 140% of itself. What is the number?

    • Options
    • A. 540
    • B. 756
    • C. 450
    • D. 675
      • Discuss
    • 10. A man donates 30% of his wealth to charity. 30% and 25% of the remaining wealth to his wife and son respectively. The rest he divides equally between his three daughters. One of his daughter gets Rs 42 lakh as her share. What was the man's wealth (in Rs lakhs)?

    • Options
    • A. 280
    • B. 400
    • C. 500
    • D. 350
      • Discuss

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