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  • Question
  • Two tailors X and Y are paid a total of Rs. 550 per week by their employer. If X is paid 120 percent of the sum paid to Y, how much is Y paid per week?


  • Options
  • A. Rs. 200
  • B. Rs. 250
  • C. Rs. 300
  • D. None of these

  • Correct Answer
  • Rs. 250 

    Explanation
    Let the sum paid to Y per week be Rs. z .

    Then, z + 120% of z = 550.

    z + 120 z = 550
    100

    11 z = 550
    5

    z = 550 x 5 ❩  = 250.
    11

  • Percentage problems


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    • 1. A batsman scored 110 runs which included 3 boundaries and 8 sixes. What percent of his total score did he make by running between the wickets?

    • Options
    • A. 45%
    • B. 45 511%
    • C. 54 611%
    • D. 55%
    • Discuss
    • 2. A student multiplied a number by 35 instead of 53. What is the percentage error in the calculation?

    • Options
    • A. 34%
    • B. 44%
    • C. 54%
    • D. 64%
    • Discuss
    • 3. Gauri went to the stationers and bought things worth Rs. 25, out of which 30 paise went on sales tax on taxable purchases. If the tax rate was 6%, then what was the cost of the tax free items?

    • Options
    • A. Rs. 15
    • B. Rs. 15.70
    • C. Rs. 19.70
    • D. Rs. 20
    • Discuss
    • 4. Two numbers A and B are such that the sum of 5% of A and 4% of B is two-third of the sum of 6% of A and 8% of B. Find the ratio of A : B.

    • Options
    • A. 2 : 3
    • B. 1 : 1
    • C. 3 : 4
    • D. 4 : 3
    • Discuss
    • 5. In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes, 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was:

    • Options
    • A. 2700
    • B. 2900
    • C. 3000
    • D. 3100
    • Discuss
    • 6. Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than the other and his marks was 56% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are:

    • Options
    • A. 39, 30
    • B. 41, 32
    • C. 42, 33
    • D. 43, 34
    • Discuss
    • 7. Rajeev buys good worth Rs. 6650. He gets a rebate of 6% on it. After getting the rebate, he pays sales tax @ 10%. Find the amount he will have to pay for the goods.

    • Options
    • A. Rs. 6876.10
    • B. Rs. 6999.20
    • C. Rs. 6654
    • D. Rs. 7000
    • Discuss
    • 8. If 20% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as:

    • Options
    • A. 4% of a
    • B. 5% of a
    • C. 20% of a
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he had:

    • Options
    • A. 588 apples
    • B. 600 apples
    • C. 672 apples
    • D. 700 apples
    • Discuss
    • 10. In a certain school, 20% of students are below 8 years of age. The number of students above 8 years of age is ⅔ of the number of students of 8 years of age which is 48. What is the total number of students in the school?


    • Options
    • A. 72
    • B. 80
    • C. 120
    • D. 150
    • E. 100
    • Discuss


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