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Three people, A, B, and C, invest in a business in the ratio 2:3:5. It was decided that 9% of the profits will go to charity. If the total profit was ₹2,50,000, then find the share of C in the profit (in ₹).
Answer: B
A person first increases the price of a commodity by 8%, and then he announces a discount of 18%. The actual discount (%) on the original price is:
Answer: D
Study the given table and answer the question that follows. The following table shows the percentage distribution of students in four different schools during the years 2021-22. Year School 1 School 2 School 3 School 4 2021 28 25 24 23 2022 27 28 23 22 If there was a total number of 16,000 and 18,000 students during the years 2021 and 2022 respectively, then the difference in number of students in school 4 in 2022 with respect to 2021 is:
Answer: D
Two successive percentage decreases of 25% each is by what percentage less than two successive percentage increases of 25% each? (Round to two decimal places.)
Answer: B
The marked price of an electronic watch in a store is ₹15,620 and it is available at a discount of 27%. What is the price (in ₹, to the nearest tens) that a customer pays if he buys from the store?
Answer: A
What principal would amount to ₹21,420 in 2 years at the rate of 9.5% p.a. simple interest?
Answer: D
Raman fixes the sale price of his goods at 16% above the cost price. He sells his goods at 12% less than the fixed price. Find the profit percentage correct to two places of decimal.
Answer: B
Study the below data and answer the question that follows. Partners Percentage of shares Jeevan 10% Kiran 15% Lokesh 8% Rasool 22% Meera 45% The company has issued 10 lakh shares between its five partners. If Jeevan offers to sell 20,000 of his shares to Meera, how many shares will Meera have?
Answer: C
Suresh’s expenditure and savings are in the ratio of 3 : 1. His income increases by 25%. If his savings increase by 20%, then by how much percentage does his expenditure increase?
Answer: A
Half litre of a solution contains 15% of alcohol. To change the alcohol concentration to 50%, find the quantity of alcohol to be mixed.
Answer: B
Ram's income is 2.5% more than Shyam's income. By what percentage is Shyam’s income less than Ram’s income?
Answer: D
In how much time will ₹5,000 at 4% per annum simple interest produce the same interest as ₹8,000 in years at 8% per annum simple interest?
Answer: B
The given table shows the expenditure of a company (in lakh rupees) per annum over the years. Year Salary Fuel and transport Bonus Interest on loan Taxes 2005 212 78 4.00 24.6 88 2006 225 98 4.25 29.7 110 2007 236 105 4.75 36.8 125 2008 247 125 5.55 42.3 103 2009 295 145 6.25 49.6 118 2010 325 155 6.85 58.4 135 The total expenditure on all these categories in 2006 is what percentage (rounded off to two places of decimals) of the total expenditure in 2009?
Answer: B
The number of applicants appeared and qualified in a 4-wheeler driving licence test during the last four months of 2022 from a city are listed in the following table. Study the table carefully and answer the question that follows. Month Appeared applicants Qualified applicants September 2500 1200 October 2000 1100 November 2100 900 December 3000 1500 What is the percentage of disqualified applicants for the driving licence test in September?
Answer: C
An article costs ₹1,000 for a salesman. He fixes its marked price as ₹1,500. He sells it to a customer at a discount of 20%. He gives a further discount of 10% for each cash payment. Find the percentage of loss or gain that the salesman makes on sale.
Answer: D
The salaries of P and Q together amount to ₹9,60,000. P and Q save 64% and 44%, respectively, of their individual salaries. If P’s expenditure is 1.5 times Q’s expenditure, then what is the ratio of P’s salary to Q’s salary?
Answer: D
Study the given table and answer the question that follows. The given table shows the production of three types of cars (A, B, and C) manufactured (in thousands) by an automobile company over the years. Year A B C 2015 840 680 890 2016 900 750 960 2017 760 620 1000 2018 800 540 1200 The total number of A-type cars produced by the company from 2015 to 2017 is what percentage (rounded off to the nearest integer) is more or less than the total number of C-type cars produced by the company from 2016 to 2018?
Answer: D
Ramesh purchased 130 books at the rate of ₹200 each and sold half of them at the rate of ₹300 each, one-fifth of them at the rate of ₹350 each, and the rest at the cost price. Find his profit percentage.
Answer: B
Rohini buys a Bluetooth headphone set for ₹1,700 from a wholesale shop and marks it at ₹2,000. Later on, she allows a discount of 40% on its sale. What is her loss or gain percentage (correct up to two decimal places)?
Answer: D
A man loses 28% by selling an article for ₹144. If he sells it for ₹288, what will be his gain/loss percentage?
Answer: B
Naman borrows a sum of ₹3,48,020 at the rate of 8% per annum simple interest. At the end of the first year, he repays ₹15,090 towards return of principal amount borrowed. If Naman clears all pending dues at the end of the second year, including interest payment that accrued during the first year, how much does he pay (in ₹) at the end of the second year?
Answer: D
During a new-year sale, a shopkeeper offers a discount scheme to his customers, 'Buy 5 Sweaters, Get 2 Sweaters Free'. Find the effective percentage discount given by the shopkeeper.
Answer: A
The ratio of expenditure to savings of a woman is 4:1. If her income and expenditure are increased by 20% and 10%, respectively, then find the percentage change in her savings.
Answer: C
Find the gain percentage, given that Aditi sold her scooter for ₹40620 gaining th of the selling price.
Answer: A
The monthly income of Ramesh in year 2021 was ₹18,600 and his monthly expenditure was ₹12,400. In year 2022 his income increased by 15% and his expenditure increased by 8%. Find the percentage increase in his savings.
Answer: D
