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  • Question
  • 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

  • Correct Answer
  • 700 apples 

    Explanation
    Suppose originally he had x apples.

    Then, (100 - 40)% of x = 420.

    60 x x = 420
    100

    x = 420 x 100 ❩  = 700.
    60

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    • 1. 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
    • 2. 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
    • 3. 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
    • 4. 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
    • Discuss
    • 5. 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
    • 6. 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
    • 7. If A = x% of y and B = y% of x, then which of the following is true?

    • Options
    • A. A is smaller than B.
    • B. A is greater than B
    • C. Relationship between A and B cannot be determined.
    • D. If x is smaller than y, then A is greater than B.
    • E. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get?

    • Options
    • A. 57%
    • B. 60%
    • C. 65%
    • D. 90%
    • Discuss
    • 9. The population of a town increased from 1,75,000 to 2,62,500 in a decade. The average percent increase of population per year is:

    • Options
    • A. 4.37%
    • B. 5%
    • C. 6%
    • D. 8.75%
    • Discuss
    • 10. What will be the day of the week 15th August, 2010?

    • Options
    • A. Sunday
    • B. Monday
    • C. Tuesday
    • D. Friday
    • Discuss


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