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  • Question
  • If the side of a square is increased by 30%, its area is increased by?


  • Options
  • A. 9%
  • B. 30%
  • C. 60%
  • D. 69%

  • Correct Answer
  • 69% 

    Explanation

    Let side of square = 100 cm
    Area = (100 x 100)cm2 = 10000 cm2
    New area = (130 x 130)cm2 = 16900 cm2
    Increase in area = (6900 / 10000) x 100% = 69%


  • Percentage problems


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    • 1. 
      72% of the students of a certain class took Biology and 44% took Mathematics. If each student took Biology or Mathematics and 40 took both. The total number of students in the class was?

    • Options
    • A. 200
    • B. 240
    • C. 250
    • D. 320
    • Discuss
    • 2. 
      The boys and girls in a collage are in ratio 3 : 2. If 20% of the boys and 25% of the girls are adults, the percentage of students who are not adults is?

    • Options
    • A. 58%
    • B. 67.5%
    • C. 78%
    • D. 82.5%
    • Discuss
    • 3. 
      A mixture of 40 litres of milk and water contains 10% water. How much water should be added to this so that water may be 20% in the new mixture?

    • Options
    • A. 4 litres
    • B. 5 litres
    • C. 6.5 litres
    • D. 7.5 litres
    • Discuss
    • 4. 
      If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 20% and he denominator be diminished by 10%, the value of the fraction is 16/21. The original fraction is?

    • Options
    • A. 3/5
    • B. 4/7
    • C. 2/3
    • D. 5/7
    • Discuss
    • 5. 
      The price of an article has been reduced by 25%. In order to restore the original price, the new price must be increased by?

    • Options
    • A. 331/3%
    • B. 111/9%
    • C. 91/11%
    • D. 662/3%
    • Discuss
    • 6. 
      The radius of circle is increased by 1%. What is the increased percent in its area?

    • Options
    • A. 1%
    • B. 1.1 %
    • C. 2%
    • D. 2.01 %
    • Discuss
    • 7. 
      The length and breadth of square are increased by 30% and 20% respectively. The area of the rectangle so formed exceeds the area of the square by?

    • Options
    • A. 20%
    • B. 36%
    • C. 50%
    • D. 56%
    • Discuss
    • 8. 
      The length of a rectangle is increased by 60%. By what per cent would the width have to be decreased to maintain the same area?

    • Options
    • A. 371/2%
    • B. 60%
    • C. 75%
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. 
      The price of coffee is increased by 15% and a house wife reduced her consumption of coffee by 15% and hence her expenditure on coffee?

    • Options
    • A. Remains unchanged
    • B. Increased by 4%
    • C. Decreased by 4%
    • D. Decreased by 2.25%
    • Discuss
    • 10. 
      In vocational course in a college 15% seats increase annually. If there were 800 students in 1992, how many student will be there in 1994?

    • Options
    • A. 920
    • B. 1040
    • C. 1058
    • D. 1178
    • Discuss


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