Percentage
310 questions in this chapter, page 5 of 7.
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ABC26GN2384 · Asha's monthly income is 60% of Deepak's monthly income and 120% of Maya's monthly income. What is Maya's monthly income if Deepak's… · 2009
ABC26GN2385 · Raju’s monthly salary is 20 percent more than Anuj’s monthly salary. Ravi’s monthly salary is ` 1500 more than Anuj’s salary. The sum of… · 2010
ABC26GN2386 · A sum of ₹ 2236 is divided among A, B and C in such a way that A receives 25% more than C and C receives 25% less than B. What is A's share… · 2009
ABC26GN2387 · A sum of ₹ 6100 was divided among 8 men, 10 women and 12 children in such a way that each man received 25% more than a woman and each woman… · 2006
ABC26GN2388 · In an examination in which full marks were 800, A gets 20% more than B, B gets 20% more than C, and C gets 15% less than D. If A got 576…
ABC26GN2389 · In an examination, the percentage of students qualified to the number of students appeared from school A is 70%. In school B, the number of…
ABC26GN2390 · If the price of a book is first decreased by 25% and then increased by 20%, then the net change in the price will be
ABC26GN2393 · A shopkeeper first increased the price of an article by 25% and then by 20%. What is the total percent increase? (P.C.S., 2008)
ABC26GN2394 · Two successive price increases of 10% each on an article are equivalent to a single price increase of · 2010
ABC26GN2396 · The price of an article was first increased by 10% and then again by 20%. If the last increased price be ₹ 33, the original price was… · 2010
ABC26GN2398 · In a factory, producing parts for an automobile, the parts manufactured on the shop floor are required to go through three quality checks… · 2005
ABC26GN2400 · Peter could save 10% of his income. But two years later when his income is increased by 20%, he could save the same amount only as before…
ABC26GN2401 · Income tax is raised from 4 paise to 5 paise in a rupee but the revenue is increa-sed by 10% only. Find the decrease percent in the amount… · 2007
ABC26GN2402 · The ticket for admission to an exhibition was ₹ 5 and it was later reduced by 20%. As a result, the sale proceeds of tickets increased by…
ABC26GN2403 · The income of a broker remains unchanged though the rate of commission is increased from 4% to 5%. The percentage of slump in business is
ABC26GN2404 · By how much percent must a motorist increase his speed in order to reduce by 20%, the time taken to cover a certain distance? · 2006
ABC26GN2405 · What percent decrease in salaries would exactly cancel out the 20 percent increase?
ABC26GN2406 · The price of an article is reduced by 25%. In order to retain the original price, the present price has to be increased by · 2007
ABC26GN2407 · A number is increased by 20% and then again by 20%. By what percent should the increased number be reduced so as to get back the original…
ABC26GN2408 · A person's salary is decreased by steps of 20%, 15% and 10%. Approximately by what percent should the reduced salary be increased so as to… · 2009
ABC26GN2409 · In a fraction, if numerator is increased by 40% and denominator is increased by 80%, then what fraction of the original is the new fraction?
ABC26GN2410 · If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 240% and the denominator of the fraction is decreased by 50%, the resultant fraction is 2… · 2009
ABC26GN2412 · If the price of oil is increased by 30%, then by how much percent a family should reduce its consumption so that the expenditure would… · 2005
ABC26GN2414 · The price of oil is increased by 25%. If the expenditure is not allowed to increase, the ratio between the reduction in consumption and the…
ABC26GN2415 · The price of sugar per kg increased from ₹ 16 to ₹ 20. The percentage reduction in the use of sugar so that the expenditure does not… · 2008
ABC26GN2416 · The price of sugar increases by 32%. A family reduces its consumption so that the expenditure of the sugar is up only by 10%. If the total… · 2011
ABC26GN2418 · In the year 2010, 5000 students were admitted in a college. It is found that the number of students admitted is constantly increasing by 24… · 2010
ABC26GN2419 · The salary of an employee increases consistently by 50% every year. If his salary today is ₹ 10000, what will be the salary after another 4… · 2005
ABC26GN2420 · A district has 64000 inhabitants. If the population increases at the rate of 2 1/2% per annum, then the number of inhabitants at the end of…
ABC26GN2423 · The population of a town is 8500. It increases by 20% in the first year and by another 25% in the second year. What would be the population… · 2008
ABC26GN2425 · The population of a town 2 years ago was 62,500. Due to migration to big cities, it decreases every year at the rate of 4%. The present…
ABC26GN2427 · A papaya tree was planted 2 years ago. It grows at the rate of 20% every year. If at present, the height of the tree is 540 cm, what was it… · 2007
ABC26GN2428 · A merchant invests a certain sum and his annual gain percent is 25. If at the end of the third year, his capital is ₹ 10000, then the…
ABC26GN2429 · The population of a town is 1771561. If it had been increasing at 10% per annum, its population 6 years ago was · 2008
ABC26GN2430 · The value of a machine depreciates at the rate of 12 percent per annum. It was purchased three years ago. Its present value is ₹ 29644.032… · 2008
ABC26GN2431 · The value of a fixed asset depreciates at the rate of 10% of the value at the beginning of each year. If the value of the asset, two years…
ABC26GN2433 · The population of a town is 189000. It decreases by 8% in the first year and increases by 5% in the second year. What is the population of… · 2008
ABC26GN2434 · Ashish started a business with an initial investment of ₹ 500000. In the first year, he incurred a loss of 4%. However, during the second…
ABC26GN2435 · The present value of an optical instrument is ₹ 20000. If its value will depreciate 5% in the first year, 4% in the second year and 2% in… · 2009
ABC26GN2436 · The population of a variety of tiny bush in an experimental field increased by 10% in the first year, increased by 8% in the second year… · 2002
ABC26GN2438 · The present population of a country estimated to be 10 crores is expected to increase to 13.31 crores during the next three years. The…
ABC26GN2439 · The price of a commodity which was ₹ 250 three years ago is ₹ 2000 now. The annual rate of increase in the price is · 2009
ABC26GN2440 · Raju's factory kept increasing its output by the same percentage every year. Find the percentage if it is known that his output is doubled… · 2010
ABC26GN2442 · The value of a flat worth ₹ 500000 is depreciating at the rate of 10% p.a. In how many years will its value be reduced to ₹ 364500?
ABC26GN2443 · A building worth ₹ 1,33,100 is constructed on land worth ₹ 72,900. After how many years will the value of both be the same if land… · 2007
ABC26GN2444 · Given that carbon-14 decays at a constant rate in such a way that it reduces to 50% in 5568 years, find the age of an old wooden piece in…
ABC26GN2446 · The current birth rate per thousand is 32, whereas the corresponding death rate is 11 per thousand. The net growth rate in terms of…
ABC26GN2448 · A man's income is increased by ₹ 1200 and at the same time, the rate of tax to be paid is reduced from 12% to 10%. He now pays the same… · 2010
ABC26GN2449 · If A's income is 10% more than B's, how much percentage is B's income less than A's? · 2006
ABC26GN2450 · A's income is 25% more than B's income. B's income in terms of A's income is · 2006