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- Question
- The expenses on wheat, meat and vegetable of a family are in the ratio 12 : 17 : 3. The prices of these articles are increased by 20%, 30% and 50% respectively, The total expenses of the family on these articles are increased by?
Options- A. 231/3%
- B. 281/8%
- C. 271/8%
- D. 251/7%
- Correct Answer
- 281/8%
ExplanationLet expenses on wheat be 12N.
Expenses on meat = 17N.
Expenses on vegetables = 3N.
? Total expenses = 32N.
Increased expenses = ? (120% of 12N) + (130% of 17N) + (150% of 3N)]
= ? [(120/100) x 12N] + [(130/100) x 17N] + [(150/100) x 3N]
= ? [72N/5 + 221N/10 + 9N/2]
= ? (144N + 221N + 45N)/10
= ? 410N/10
= ? 41
? Total increase percentage = (9N/32N) x 100 %
= 225/8 %
= 281/8% - 1. The price of ghee is increased by 32%. Therefore, a family reduces its consumption, so that the increment in price of ghee is only 10%. If consumption of ghee is 10 kg before the increment, then What is the consumption now?
Options- A. 81/3 kg
- B. 83/4 kg
- C. 81/2 kg
- D. 9 kg Discuss
- 2. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school is 3 : 2. If 20% of the boys and 25% of the girls are scholarship holders, then the percentage of the students who do not get the scholarship, is?
Options- A. 78%
- B. 75 %
- C. 60%
- D. 55% Discuss
- 3. Ram sells his goods 25% cheaper then Shyam and 25% dearer than Hari. How much percentage is Hari's goods cheaper than Shyam?
Options- A. 25
- B. 331/3
- C. 40
- D. 50 Discuss
- 4. In a test, Rajesh got 112 marks which was 32 more than the passing marks. Sonal got 75% marks which was 70 more than the passing marks. What is the minimum passing percentage of the test.?
Options- A. 35%
- B. 45%
- C. 40%
- D. 48% Discuss
- 5. An alloy of gold and silver weights 50g. It contains 80% gold. How much gold should be added to the alloy, so that percentage of gold is increased to 90?
Options- A. 50g
- B. 60g
- C. 30g
- D. 40g Discuss
- 6. In 1998, ratio of the numbers of students taking examinations in x and z states are respectively 3 : 5 : 6. Next year, the numbers of students are increased by 20%, 10% and 20% respectively. If ratio of the numbers of students in states x and z is 1 : 2, then find the number of students who sit to take examination in 1998.?
Options- A. 5000
- B. 6000
- C. 75000
- D. Data is insuffcient Discuss
- 7. The tank-full of petrol in Arun's motor-cycle lasts for 10 days. If he starts using 25% more everyday, how many days will the tank-full of petrol last?
Options- A. 5
- B. 6
- C. 7
- D. 8 Discuss
- 8. In a examination out of 480 students, 85% of the girls and 70% of the boys passed. How many boys appeared in the examination, if total pass percentage was 75%?
Options- A. 370
- B. 340
- C. 320
- D. 360 Discuss
- 9. Find the cube root of 19683.
Options- A. 25
- B. 26
- C. 28
- D. 27 Discuss
- 10. If ? y/169 = 54/39, then y is equal to?
Options- A. 108
- B. 324
- C. 2916
- D. 4800 Discuss
Percentage problems
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Correct Answer: 81/3 kg
Explanation:
Let price of ghee before increment = ? N
Consumption = 10 kg
Then, expenditure on ghee = ? 10N
After increment,
Expenditure on ghee = 110% of 10N = 11N
Price of ghee = 132% of N = (N x 132)/100 = 33N/25 per kg
? Now consumption = (11N x 25) / 33N kg
= 81/3 kg
Correct Answer: 78%
Explanation:
Let number of boys be 300.
Number of girls = 200
Boys holding scholarship = (20/100) x 300 = 60
Girls holding scholarship = (25/100) x 200 = 50
Total student holding scholarship = 60 + 50 = 110
? Percentage of students not holding scholarship = [(500 -110) / 500] x 100%
= (390/500) x 100 %
= 78%
Correct Answer: 40
Explanation:
Let the selling price of goods by shyam be = ? 100
? Selling price of goods by Ram = ? 75
Now, according to the question.
125% of selling price of goods by Hari = 75
? Selling price of goods by Hari = (100/125) x 75 = ? 60
So, Hari's goods are cheaper than shyam's good by
(40/100) x 100% = 40%
Correct Answer: 40%
Explanation:
Let maximum marks be N .
According to the question,
75N/100 - 70 = 112 - 32
? 75N/100 = 80 + 70
? 75N/100 = 150
? N = 200
Passing marks = 112 - 32 = 80
(as Rajesh got 112 marks which is 32 more than the passing marks)
? Minimum passing marks percentage
= (80/200) x 100%
= 40%
Correct Answer: 50g
Explanation:
Gold in 50g of alloy = (80 x 50)/100 = 40 g
Let W gram gold must be added.
Now, according to the question,
(40 + W) / (50 + W) = 90/100
? 100( 40 + W) = 90 (50 + W)
? 10(40 + W) = 9 (50 + W)
? 400 + 10W = 450 + 9W
? W = 450 - 400
? W = 50g
Thus, 50 g of gold must be added to make it 90%
Correct Answer: Data is insuffcient
Explanation:
In 1998
Let number of students in x = 3k
Number of students in y = 5k and
Number of students in z = 6k
Next year,
number of students in x = 3k + 20% of 3k = 18k/5
Number of students in y = 5k + 10% of 5k = 11k/2
Number of students in z = 6k + 20% of 6k = 36k/5
According to the question,
(18k/5) / (36k/5) = 1/2
Thus, data is insufficient.
Correct Answer: 8
Explanation:
Let us assume that Arun uses N units of petrol everyday. so the amount of of petrol in the tank when it is full will be 10N. If he starts using 25% more petrol everyday. then the units of petrol he now use everyday will be
N(1 + 25/100) = 1.25N
So, the number of days his petrol will now last will be equal to (amount of petrol in tank) / (number of units used everyday)
= (10N) / (1.25N) = 10 / 1.25
= 8 days
Correct Answer: 320
Explanation:
Total number of students = 480
percentage of total students passed = 75% of total student
= (75 x 480)/100 = 360 students
Now, using the condition from the question.
Let the number of boys be N
Then, 70% of N + 85% of (480 - N) = 360
? [(70 x N)/100] + [85 x (480 - N)]/100 = 360
? 70N - 85N + 40800 = 36000
? 40800 - 36000 = 85N - 70N
? 4800 = 15N
? N = 4800/15 = 320
? There are 320 boys who appeared for the examination,
Correct Answer: 27
Explanation:
In 19683, 19 lies between 23 and 33, so left digit is 2 and 683 ends with 3, so right digit is 7.
thus 27 is a cube root of 19683.
Correct Answer: 324
Explanation:
?y/169= 54/39
? y/169 = (54/39) x (54/39)
? y= (54/39) x (54/39) x 169 = 324
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