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1. In a public library there are 110,000 books, 40% of which are 10. An inspector rejects 0.08% of the metres as defective. How
science books. It was decided to add 20,000 new books to many metres will he examine to reject 2 metres?

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the library. How many of the new books should be science (a) 200 m (b) 250 m
books in order to bring the percentage of science books in (c) 2500 m (d) 3000 m
the library up to 45%? 11. A invested 10% more than B. B invested 10% less than C.

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(a) 15000 (b) 1500 (c) 1450 (d) 14500 If the total sum of their investment is ` 14450. how much
2. A batsman scored 110 runs which included 3 boundaries did C get?
and 8 sixes. What percent of his total score did he make (a) ` 5000 (b) ` 4800
by running between the wickets ? (c) ` 5100 (d) None of these

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5 12. A sum of ` 4558 is divided among A, B and C such that
(a) 45% (b) 45 % A receives 20% more than C, and C receives 25% less
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6 than B. What is A's share in the amount ?
(c) 54 % (d) 55% (a) ` 1548 (b) ` 1720
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3. A student secures 90%, 60% and 54% marks in test (c) ` 1290 (d) ` 1345

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papers with 100, 150 and 200 respectively as maximum
marks. The percentage of his aggregate is:
(a) 64
(c) 70
(b) 68
(d) None of these
If two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% of a third
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13. In an election between two candidates, 75% of the voters
cast their votes, out of which 2% of the votes were declared
invalid. A candidate got 9261 votes which were 75% of total
valid votes. Find the total number of votes enrolled in that
election.
number, what is the percentage of the first number to the (a) 16080 (b) 16800
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second ? (c) 18600 (d) 16008
(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 40 1
14. A spider climbed 62 % of the height of the pole in one
5. In an examination, 5% of the applicants were found 2
ineligible and 85% of the eligible candidates belonged to 1
the general category. If 4275 eligible candidates belonged hour and in the next hour it covered 12 % of the
2
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to other categories, then how many candidates applied for

remaining height. If the height of the pole is 192 m, then
the examination ? distance climbed in second hour is:
(a) 30, 000 (b) 35, 000
(a) 3 m (b) 5 m
(c) 37, 000 (d) None of these
(c) 7 m (d) 9 m
6. Deepa decided to donate 8% of her salary to an
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15. A number is increased by 10% and then reduced by 10%.

orphanage, On the day of donation she changed her mind
After these operations, the number:
and donated ` 2240 which was 80% of what she had
(a) does not change (b) decreases by 1%
decided earlier. How much is Deepa's salary?
(c) increases by 1% (d) increases by 0.1%
(a) ` 36000 (b) ` 42000
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16. The difference between the value of a number increased by

(c) ` 35000 (d) ` 45000
25% and the value of the original number decreased by 30%
7. When the price of a radio was reduced by 20%, its sale
is 22. What is the original number ?
increased by 80%. What was the net effect on the sale?
(a) 70 (b) 65
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(a) 44% increase (b) 44% decrease

(c) 40 (d) 90
(c) 66% increase (d) 75% increase 1
8. If the price of sugar is increased by 7%, then by how much 17. A salesman is allowed 5 % discount on the total sales
2
per cent should a housewife reduce her consumption of 1
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sugar, to have no extra expenditure? made by him plus a bonus of % on the sales over
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(a) 7 over 107% (b) 107 over 100% ` 10,000. If his total earnings were ` 1990, then his total
(c) 100 over 107% (d) 7% sales (in `) were:
9. A salesman’s terms were changed from a flat commission of (a) 30,000 (b) 32,000
5% on all his sales to a fixed salary of ` 1,000 plus 2.5% (c) 34,000 (d) 35,000
commission on all sales exceeding ` 4,000. If his remuneration 18. If 12% of 75% is greater than 5% of a number by 75, the
as per the new scheme was ` 600 more than by the first number is
scheme, what were his sales worth? (a) 1875 (b) 1890
(a) 10,000/- (b) 11,000/- (c) 12,000/- (d) 14,000/ (c) 1845 (d) 1860

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19. Mr Yadav spends 60% of his monthly salary on consumable 28. In a class, 65% of the students are boys. On a particular day
items and 50% of the remaining on clothes and transport. 80% of girl students were present. What was the fraction of
He saves the remaining amount. If his savings at the end of boys who were present that day if the total number of
the year were ` 48456, how much amount per month would students present that day was 70%?
he have spent on clothes and transport? 2 28
(a) ` 4038 (b) ` 8076 (a) (b)
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(c) ` 9691.20 (d) ` 4845.60
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20. In a certain year, the population of a certain town was 9000. (c) (d)
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If in the next year the population of males increases by 5%
29. A’s income is 60% of B’s income, and A’s expenditure is
and that of the females by 8% and the total population
70% of B’s expenditure. If A’s income is 75% of B’s
increases to 9600, then what was the ratio of population of
expenditure, find the ratio of A’s saving to B’s saving.

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males and females in that given year?
(a) 5 : 1 (b) 1 : 5
(a) 4 : 5 (b) 5 : 4
(c) 3.5 : 1 (d) 2 : 7
(c) 2 : 3 (d) None of these
30. Due to fall in manpower, the production in a factory
21. The salary of Raju and Ram is 20% and 30% less than the
decreases by 25%. By what per cent should the working

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salary of Saroj respectively. By what % is the salary of Raju
hour be increased to restore the original production?
is more than the salary of Ram?
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(a) 33.33 % (b) 50 % (a) 33 % (b) 20%
(c) 15.18% (d) 14.28 % 3
22. Wheat is now being sold at ` 27 per kg. During last month (c) 25% (d) 4%
its cost was ` 24 per kg. Find by how much per cent a family 31. A number is increased by 20% and then again by 20%.

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reduces its consumption so as to keep the expenditure fixed.
(a) 10.2%
(c) 12.3%
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(b) 12.1%
(d) 11.1%

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rip By what percent should the increased number be reduced
so as to get back the original number ?

(a) 19 %
(c) 40%
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(b) 30 %
(d) 44%
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3 32. In the month of January, the Railway Police caught 4000
second man's daily output. If the second man turns out
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1500 screws daily, then the first man's output in terms of ticketless travellers. In February, the number rose by 5%.
making screws is: However, due to constant vigil by the Police and the total
(a) 500 (b) 1000 number of ticketless travellers caught in the month of
(c) 2000 (d) 2250 April was :
24. A fraction is such that if the double of the numerator and (a) 3125 (b) 3255
(c) 3575 (d) 3591
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the triple of the denominator is changed by + 10% and

–30% respectively then we get 11% of 16/21. Find the 33. In a mixture of milk and water the proportion of water by
fraction. weight was 75%. If in the 60 gm mixture, 15 gm water was
4 2 added, what would be the percentage of water ?
(a) (b) (a) 75% (b) 88%
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3 (c) 90% (d) None of these

(c) (d) None of these 34. A shopkeeper employed a servant at a monthly salary of
25
25. The entry fee in an exhinition was ` 10. Later this was ` 1500. In addition to it, he agreed to pay him a commission of
reduced by 25%, which increased the sale of tickets by 15% on the monthly sale. How much sale in Rupees should
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20%. Find the percentage increase in the number of the servant do if he wants his monthly income as ` 6000?
visitors. (a) ` 30000 (b) ` 415000
(a) 54 (b) 57 (c) ` 31500 (d) ` 50000
35. 720 sweets were distributed equally among children in
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(c) 60 (d) 66
26. An inspector rejects 0.08% of the metres as defective. How such a way that number of sweets received by each child
many metres will he examine to reject 2 metres? is 20% of the total number of children. How many sweets
(a) 200 m (b) 250 m did each child receive ?
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(c) 2500 m (d) 3000 m (a) 8 (b) 10

27. If the numerator of a fraction be increased by 15% and its (c) 9 (d) 12
denominator be diminished by 8%, the value of the fraction 36. A company bought a total of 60 computers and 20 printers
15 to modernise billing operations. If the price of each computer
is . Find the original fraction. was three times the price of each printer then what per cent
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1 1 of the total cost of the purchase was the total cost of the
(a) (b) printers ?
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(a) 10% (b) 11%
1 3
(c) (d) (c) 15% (d) 20%
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37. A city had a population of 30,00,000 in the beginning of 45. After three successive equal percentage rise in the salary
1999. Its average growth rate is 4% per year, but due to the sum of 100 rupees turned into 140 rupees and 49 paise.
a massive earthquake in 2001, its population is reduced Find the percentage rise in the salary.
by 8% in that year. But it again maintained the same (a) 12% (b) 22%
growth rate of 4% in following years. What will be the (c) 66% (d) 82%
approx. population of the city at the end of 2003? 46. The salary of Anil and Vinit is 20% and 30% less than the
(a) 32,06,460 (b) 34,68,420 salary of Dheeraj respectively. By what percentage is the
(c) 31,52,360 (d) 32,28,810 salary of Anil more than the salary of Vinit?

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38. In a factory there are three types of machines M1, M2 and (a) 33.33% (b) 50%
M3 which produces 25%, 35% and 40% of the total (c) 10% (d) 14.28%
products respectively. M1, M2 and M3 produces 2%, 4% 47. In a certain town, at least 50% of the people read a newspaper.

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and 5% defective products, respectively. What is the Among those who read a newspaper, at most 25% read
percentage of non-defective products? more than one paper. Only one of the following statements
(a) 89% (b) 97.1% (c) 96.1% (d) 86.1% follows from the statements given below. Which one is it?
39. A person saves 6% of his income. Two years later, his (a) At the most 25% read exactly one newspaper
(b) At least 25% read all the newspaper

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inocme shoots up by 15% but his savings remain the
same. Find the hike in his expenditure. (c) At the most 37½% read exactly one newspaper
(a) 15.95% (b) 15% (c) 14.8% (d) 15.5% (d) At least 37½% read exactly one newspaper
40. In the half yearly exam only 70% of the students were 48. Kajal spends 55% of her monthly income on grocery, clothes
passed. Out of these (passed in half yearly) only 60% and education in the ratio of 4 : 2 : 5 respectively. If the
student are passed in annual exam. Out of those who did amount spent on clothes is ` 5540/-, what is Kajal’s monthly
not pass the half yearly exam, 80% passed in annual
exam. What percent of the students passed the annual
exam?
(a) 42%
(c) 66%
(b) 56%
(d) None of these
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(a) ` 55,400/-
(c) ` 55,450/-
(e) None of these
[SBI Clerk-2012]
(b) ` 54,500/-
(d) ` 55,650/-

49. 35 percent of a number is two times 75 percent of another

41. Two vessels contain equal quantities of 40% alcohol. Anil number. What is the ratio between the first and the second
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changed the concentration of the first vessels to 50% by number respectively ? [SBI Clerk-2012]
adding extra quantity of pure alcolol. Balu changed the (a) 35 : 6 (b) 31 : 7
concentration of the second vessels to 50% replacing a (c) 23 : 7 (d) 32 : 9
certain quantity of the solution with pure alcohol. By what (e) None of these
percentage is the quantity of alcohol added by Anil more 50. Last year there were 610 boys in a school. The number
decreased by 20 percent this year. How many girls are there
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than that replaced by Balu?

(a) 20% (b) 25% in the school if the number of girls is 175 percent of the total
(c) 40% (d) Cannot be determined number of boys in the school this year ? [SBI Clerk-2012]
42. Lagaan is levied on the 60% of the cultivated land. The (a) 854 (b) 848
revenue department collected total ` 3,84,4000 through the (c) 798 (d) 782
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lagaan from the village of Sukhiya. Sukhiya, a very rich (e) None of these
farmer, paid only ` 480 as lagaan. The percentage of total 51. Aryan got 350 marks and Vidya scored 76 percent marks in
land of Sukhiya over the total taxable land of the village is: the same test. If Vidya scored 296 marks more than Aryan,
(a) 0.15% (b) 15% what were the maximum marks of the test ?[SBI Clerk-2012]
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(c) 0.125% (d) None of these (a) 650 (b) 900

43. In an election between 2 candidates, Bhiku gets 65% of the (c) 850 (d) 950
total valid votes. If the total votes were 6000, what is the (e) None of these
52. A student was awarded certain marks in an examination.
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number of valid votes that the other candidate Mhatre gets

if 25% of the total votes were declared invalid? However, after re-evaluation, his marks were reduced by
(a) 1625 (b) 1575 40% of the marks that were originally awarded to him so
(c) 1675 (d) 1525 that the new score now became 96. How many marks did
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44. A machine depreciates in value each year at the rate of 10% the student lose after re-evaluation ? [SBI Clerk-2012]
of its previous value. However, every second year there is (a) 58 (b) 68
some maintenance work so that in that particular year, (c) 63 (d) 56
(e) 64
depreciation is only 5% of its previous value. If at the end
53. 855 candidates applied for a job, out of which 80% of the
of the fourth year, the value of the machine stands at ` 1, 46,
candidates were rejected. How many candidates were
205, then find the value of machine at the start of the first
selected for the job ? [SBI Clerk-2012]
year.
(a) 684 (b) 151
(a) ` 1, 90, 000 (b) ` 2, 00, 000
(c) 676 (d) 179
(c) ` 1, 95, 000 (d) ` 2, 10, 000
(e) None of these

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54. A shopkeeper purchased 200 bulbs for ` 10 each. However, 4 3

5 bulbs were fused and had to be thrown away. The 62. If 40% of of of a number is 48, then what is 1% of the
5 4
remaining were sold at ` 12 each. What will be the
same number ? [SSC-Sub. Ins.-2014]
percentage profit ? [SBI Clerk-2014]
(a) 20 (b) 2
(a) 25 (b) 15
(c) 10 (d) 1
(c) 13 (d) 17
63. Two persons contested an election of Parliament. The
(e) None of these
winning candidate secured 57% of the total votes polled
55. Ajay spends 25 per cent of his salary on house rent, 5 per
and won by a majority of 42,000 votes. The number of total

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cent on food, 15 per cent on travel, 10 per cent on clothes
votes polled is [SSC-MT-2013]
and the remaining amount of ` 27,000 is saved. What is
(a) 4,00,000 (b) 5,00,000
Ajay’s income ? [SBI Clerk-2014]
(c) 6,00,000 (d) 3,00,000

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(a) ` 60,000 (b) ` 80,500
64. A number when reduced by 10% gives 30. The number is
(c) ` 60,700 (d) ` 70,500
[SSC-MT-2013]
(e) None of these
56. The salary of an employee increases every year in the month 1
(a) 35 (b) 33

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of July by 10%. If his salary in May 2000 was ` 15,000, his 2
salary in October 2001 was [SSC-Sub. Ins.-2012] 1
(a) ` 16,500 (b) ` 18,000 (c) 33 (d) 40
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(c) ` 18,150 (d) ` 19,965 65. A team played 40 games in a season and won in 24 of them.
57. 72% of the students of a certain class took Biology and What percent of games played did the team win ?
44% took Mathematics. If each student took Biology or
Mathematics and 40 took both, the total number of students
in the class was
(a) 200
(c) 250
(b) 230
(d) 320
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66.
(a) 70%
(c) 60%
If 125% of x is 100, then x is :
(a) 80
(b) 40%
(d) 35%

(b) 150
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58. In a big garden 60% of the trees are coconut trees, 25% of (c) 400 (d) 125
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the number of coconut trees are mango trees and 20% of 67. In the annual examination Mahuya got 10% less marks than
the number of mango trees are apple trees. If the number of Supriyo in Mathematics. Mahuya got 81 marks. The marks
apple trees are 1500. then the number of trees in the garden of Supriyo is [SSC 10+2-2013]
is : [SSC-Sub. Ins.-2013] (a) 89 (b) 90
(a) 48000 (b) 50000 (c) 87 (d) 88
(c) 51000 (d) 45000
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68. Ram’s income is greater than Shyam’s income by 20%. Then

59. If 50% of (P– Q) = 30% of (P + Q) and Q = x% of P, then the the percent by which Shyam’s income is less than Ram’s
value of x is: [SSC-Sub. Ins.-2013] income is [SSC 10+2-2013]
(a) 30 (b) 25
(c) 20 (d) 50 2 2
(a) 16 (b) 18
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61. In an examination 75% candidates passed in English and 3 5

60% passed in Mathematics. 25% failed in both and 240 1 1
passed the examination. Find the total number of candidates. (c) 10 (d) 12
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[SSC-Sub. Ins.-2014]
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69. 1% of 1% of 25% of 1000 is [SSC 10+2-2014]

(a) 492 (b) 300
(a) .025 (b) .0025
(c) 500 (d) 400
(c) .25 (d) .000025
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1. A man buys a house for ` 100000 and rents it. He puts (a) 20% (b) 16%
12.5% of each month’s rent aside for upkeep & repairs, (c) 12% (d) 40%
pays ` 325 per year as taxes and realizes 5.5% annually on 1
his investment. Find the monthly rent. 3. A obtains 33 % of the marks in a paper for which the
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(a) 550 (b) 554.76 maximum was 300. B is ahead of A by 40% of A’s marks,
(c) 654.76 (d) 1620.45 while C is ahead of B by two-ninths of his own marks. How
2. When the cost of petroleum increases by 40%, a man reduces many marks does C get?
his annual consumption by 20%. Find the percentage change (a) 180 (b) 140
in his annual expenditure on petroleum. (c) 150 (d) 210

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4. In a city, 35% of the population is composed of migrants, 14. 5% of income of A is equal to 15% of income of B and
20% of whom are from rural areas. Of the local population, 10% of income of B is equal to 20% of income of C. If C's
48% is female while this figure for rural and urban income is ` 2000, then the total income of A, B and C is :
migrants is 30% and 40% respectively. If the total (a) ` 6000 (b) ` 14,000
population of the city is 728400, what is its female (c) ` 18,000 (d) ` 20,000
population ? 15. By reduction of 20% in the price of oranges, one can
(a) 324138 (b) 349680 purchase 5 oranges more for ` 2.50. Find the reduced price
(c) 509940 (d) None of these of the oranges per dozen. Find also the original price.

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5. Madan pays income tax at the rate of 10%. If his income (a) 120 paise, 140 paise (b) ` 0.8, ` 1.5
increased by 10% and his tax rate increases to 15%. his (c) ` 1.0, ` 1.5 (d) ` 1.2., ` 1.5
net income would increase by ` 350. What is Madan's 16. In a factory, producing parts of an automobile, the parts

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income ? manufactured on the shop floor are required to go through
(a) ` 8000 (b) ` 10,000 quality checks, each conducted after a specific part of the
(c) ` 12,000 (d) ` 14,000 processing on the raw material is completed. Only parts
6. The digit at unit place of a two-digit number is increased by that are not rejected at one stage are put through subsequent

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100% and the digit at ten places of the same number is stages of production and testing. If average rejection rates
increased by 50%. The new number thus formed is 19 more at these three testing stages during a month are 10%, 5%
than the original number. What is the original number? and 2% respectively, then what is the effective rejection
(a) 22 (b) 63 rate for the whole plant ?
(c) 24 (d) None of these (a) 17% (b) 15.20%
7. Chunilal invests 65% in machinery, 20% in raw material and (c) 84.80% (d) 16.21%

8.
still has ` 1,305 cash with him. Find his total investment.
(a) ` 6,500
(c) ` 8,500
(b) ` 7, 225
(d) None of these
The price of oil is increased by 25%. If the expenditure
is not allowed to increase, the ratio between the reduction
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17. In some quantity of ghee, 60% is pure ghee and 40% is
vanaspati. If 10 kg of pure ghee is added, then the
strength of vanaspati ghee becomes 20%. The original
quantity was :
(a) 10 kg (b) 15 kg
in consumption and the original consumption is (c) 20 kg (d) 25 kg
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(a) 1 : 3 (b) 1 : 4 18. The strength of a school increases and decreases every
(c) 1 : 5 (d) 1 : 6 alternate year. It starts with increase by 10% and there-after
9. A scooter costs ` 25, 000 when it is brand new. At the end of the percentage of increase/decrease is the same. Which of
each year, its value is only 80% of what it was at the the following is definitely true about the strength of the
beginning of the year. What is the value of the scooter at school in 2001as compared to that in 1996?
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the end of 3 years? (a) Increase approximately by 8%

(a) ` 10,000 (b) ` 12,500 (b) Decrease approximately by 8%
(c) ` 12,800 (d) ` 12,000 (c) Increase approximately by 20%
10. If the price of sugar rises from ` 6 per kg to ` 7.50 per (d) Decrease approximately by 20%
kg, a person, to have no increase in his expenditure on 19. A = 10% of x, B = 10% of y, C = 10% of x + 10% of y. On the
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sugar, will have to reduce his consumption of sugar by basis of the above equalities, what is true in the following?
(a) 15% (b) 20% (a) A is equal to B
(c) 25% (d) 30% (b) A is greater than B
(c) B is greater than A
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11. The sum of two numbers is of the first number. The (d) Relation cannot be established between A and B
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second number is what percent of the first? 20. Sumitra has an average of 56% on her first 7 examinations.
(a) 12% (b) 14% How much should she make on her eighth examination to
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(c) 16% (d) 18% obtain an average of 60% on 8 examinations?

12. A positive number is by mistake divided by 6 instead of (a) 88% (b) 78%
being multiplied by 6. What is the % error on the basis of (c) 98% (d) Cannot be determined
correct answer? 21. Due to an increase of 30% in the price of eggs, 3 eggs
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(a) 3 (b) 97 less are availabe for ` 7.80. The present rate of eggs per
(c) 17 (d) 83 dozen is :
13. p is six times as large as q. The percent that q is less than (a) ` 8.64 (b) ` 8.88
p, is : (c) ` 9.36 (d) ` 10.40
22. A speaks truth in 75% and B in 80% cases. In what
2 percentage of cases are they likely to contradict each other
(a) 16 (b) 60
3 when narrating the same incident?
(a) 35 (b) 30
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(c) 83 (d) 90 (c) 25 (d) 20
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23. A’s income is 60% of B’s income, and A’s expenditure is 31. After three successive raises, Aftab’s salary became
70% of B’s expenditure. If A’s income is 75% of B’s 378
expenditure, find the ratio of A’s savings to B’s savings. equal to of his initial salary. By what percentage
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(a) 5 : 1 (b) 1 : 5 was the salary raised the first time if the third rise was
(c) 3.5 : 1 (d) 2 : 7 twice as high (in percentage) as the second rise was twice
24. In a market survey, 20% opted for product A whereas 60% as high (in percentage) as the first rise?
opted for product B. The remaining individuals were not (a) 10% (b) 15%
certain. If the difference between those who opted for (c) 20% (d) 25%

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product B and those who were uncertain was 720, how 32. In an assembly election at Surat, the total turnout was
many individuals were covered in the survey ? 80% out of which 16% of the total voters on the voting
(a) 1440 (b) 1800 list were declared invalid. Find which of the following can

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(c) 3600 (d) Data inadequate be the percentage votes got by the winner of the election
25. The income of A is 150% of the income of B and the income if the candidate who came second got 20% of the total
of C is 120% of the income of A. If the total income of A, B voters on the voting list. (There were only three
and C together is ` 86000, what is C’s income ? contestants, only one winner and the total number of

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(a) ` 30000 (b) ` 32000 voters on the voters' list was 20000.)
(c) ` 20000 (d) ` 36000 (a) 44.8% (b) 46.6%
26. Of the 1000 inhabitants of a town, 60% are males of whom (c) 48% (d) None of these
20% are literate. If, of all the inhabitants, 25% are literate,
33. In the university examination last year, Rajesh scored 65%
then what percent of the females of the town are literate ?
in English and 82% in History. What is the minimum percent
(a) 22.5 (b) 27.5

27.
(c) 32.5 (d) 37.5
When 60% of a number A is added to another number B,
B becomes 175% of its previous value. Then which of the
following is true regarding the values of A and B?
rip he should score in Sociology. Which is out of 50 marks (if
English and History were for 100 marks each), if he aims at
getting 78% overall?
(a) 94% (b) 92%
(a) A > B (c) 98% (d) 96%
34. In an election of 3 candidates A, B and C, A gets 50% more
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(b) B > A
(c) B > A votes than B. A also beats C by 1,80,00 votes. If it is known
(d) Either (a) or (b) can be true depending upon the that B gets 5 percentage more votes than C, find the number
values of A and B of voters on the voting list (given 90% of the voters on the
voting list voted and no votes were illegal)
28. In the month of January, the Railway Police caught 4000
(a) 72,000 (b) 81,000
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ticketless travellers. In February, the number rise by 5%.

However, due to constant vigil by the Police and the Railway (c) 90,000 (d) 1,00,000
staff, the number reduced by 5% and in April it further 35. A number is mistakenly divided by 5 instead of being
reduced by 10%. The total number of ticketless travellers multiplied by 5. Find the percentage change in the result
caught in the month of April was: due to this mistake.
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(a) 3125 (b) 3255 (a) 96% (b) 95%

(c) 3575 (d) 3591 (c) 2400% (d) 200%
29. The ratio of Jim's salary for October to his salary for 36. Ambani, a businessman, started off a business with very
November was 1.5 : 1.333 and the ratio of the salary for
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little capital. In the first year, he earned a profit of 50% and

November to that for December was 2 : 2.6666. The donated 50% of the total capital (initial capital + profit) to a
worker got 40 rupees more for December than for October charitable organisation. The same course was followed in
and received a bonus constituting 40 per cent of the the 2nd and 3rd years also. If at the end of three years he is
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salary for three months. Find the bonus. (Assume that left with ` 16, 875, then find the amount donated by him at
the number of workdays is the same in every month.) the end of the 2nd year.
(a) 368.888 rupees (b) 152.5555 rupees (a) ` 45, 000 (b) ` 12, 500
(c) 222.22 rupees (d) 265.6 rupees
(c) ` 22, 500 (d) ` 20, 000
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30. King Dashratha, at his eleventh hour, called his three

37. Arushi’s project report consists of 25 pages each of 60
queens and distributed his gold in the following way: He
lines with 75 characters on each line. In case the number of
gave 50% of his wealth to his first wife, 50% of the rest
lines is reduced to 55 but the number of characters is
to his second wife and again 50% of the rest to his third
increased to 90 per lines, what is the percentage change in
wife. If their combined share is worth 1,30,900 kilograms
the number of pages. (Assume the number of pages to be a
of gold, find the quantity of gold King Dashratha was
whole number.)
having initially?
(a) 1,50,000 kg (b) 1,49,600 kg (a) +10% (b) +5%
(c) 1,51,600 kg (d) 1,52,600 kg (c) –8% (d) –10%

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38. Recently I had gone to a locality called Shadigarh for 44. Sum of three consecutive numbers is 2262. What is 41 % of
conducting a survey about the number of married persons the highest number ? [IBPS-PO-2012]
in the locality. The population of the locality is 7,200 and (a) 301.51 (b) 303.14
11 th of those are males and the rest females. If 40% of the (c) 308.73 (d) 306.35
18
(e) 309.55
males are married, find percentage of married females in the
45. Akash scored 73 marks in subject A. He scored 56% marks
locality
in subject B and X marks in subject C. Maximum marks in
(a) 48 1 7 % (b) 52 4 7 % each subject were 150. The overall percentage marks

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obtained by Akash in all the three subjects together were
(c) 62 6 7 % (d) 71 1 7 % 54%. How many marks did he score in subject C ?
39. Chintu is given a quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 and is [IBPS-PO-2012]

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asked to make another quadratic equation from this with a = (a) 84 (b) 86
1. Also one root of the second quadratic equation is same (c) 79 (d) 73
as one of the roots of the first equation but opposite in sign (e) None of these
and the other root of the second equation is two times the 46. In an examination, Raman scored 25 marks less than Rohit.

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second root of the first equation. Find the percentage Rohit scored 45 more marks than Sonia. Rohan scored 75
change in the constant term of the second equation as marks which is 10 more than Sonia. Ravi's score is 50 less
compared to the first equation? than, maximum marks of the test. What approximate
(a) 200% increase (b) 300% decrease percentage of marks did Ravi score in the examination, if he
(c) 400% increase (d) 100% decrease gets 34 marks more than Raman? [IBPS-PO-2013]
40. A salesgirl’s terms were changed from a flat commission of
5% on all her sales to a fixed salary of ` 1000 plus 2.5%
commission on all sales exceeding `4000. If her remuneration
as per the new scheme was `600 more than that by the
previous scheme, her total sales was [SBI PO-2011]
rip (a) 90
(c) 80
(e) 85
(b) 70
(d) 60

47. Mr Giridhar spends 50% of his monthly income on

household items and out of the remaining he spends 50%
(a) `10000 (b) `5000
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on transport, 25% on entertainment, 10% on sports and the
(c) `2000 (d) `12000
remaining amount of ` 900 is saved. What is Mr Giridhar's
(e) None of these monthly income? [IBPS-PO-2013]
41. Six-eleventh of a number is equal to twenty-two percent of (a) ` 6000 (b) ` 12000
second number. Second number is equal to the one-fourth
(c) ` 9000 (d) Cannot be determined
of third number. The value of the third number is 2400. What
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is the 45% of first number? [IBPS-PO-2011] (e) None of these

(a) 109.8 (b) 111.7 48. Rakesh got 273 marks in an examination and scored 5%
more than the pass %. If Lokesh got 312 marks, then by
(c) 117.6 (d) 123.4
what % above the pass mark did he pass the examination?
(e) None of these
[SSC CGL-2013]
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42. An HR Company employes 4800 people, out of which 45

(a) 20% (b) 27%
percent are males and 60 percent of the males are either
(c) 25% (d) 15%
25 years or older. How many males are employed in that HR
49. The monthly salaries of A and B together amount to ` 40,000.
Company who are younger than 25 years ?
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A spends 85% of his salary and B, 95% of his salary. If now

[IBPS-PO-2011]
their savings are the same, then the salary (in `) of A is
(a) 2640 (b) 2160 [SSC CGL-2014]
(c) 1296 (d) 864 (a) 10,000 (b) 12,000
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(e) None of these (c) 16,000 (d) 18,000

43. In a test, a candidate secured 468 marks out of maximum 50. One litre of water is evaporated from 6 litres of a solution
marks 'A'. If the maximum marks 'A' were converted to 700 containing 5% salt. The percetange of salt in the remaining
marks, he would have secured 336 marks. What were the
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solution is [SSC CGL-2014]

maximum marks of the test? [IBPS-PO-2011]
(a) 775 (b) 875 4 5
(a) 4 % (b) 5 %
(c) 975 (d) 1075 9 7
(e) None of these (c) 5% (d) 6%

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Hints & Solutions

Level-I Now, new price = 0.8 x, new sale = 1.8 y
Then, new revenue collected = 1.44 xy
1. (d) Let X be the number of new science books. Then,
Total Science books / Total books = 45%. 0.44 xy
% increase in revenue = ´100

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xy
æ 40 ö
ç X + 110000´ ÷ = 44% increase
Þ è
100 ø 45
= Þ X = 14500.

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( 20000 + 10000 ) 100 8. (a) % reduction in consumption
% change in price
2. (b) Number of runs made by running = ´100
= 110 – (3 × 4 + 8 × 6) = 50. 100 +% change in price

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æ 50 ö =
7
%=
7
\ Required percentage = ç ´ 100 ÷ % %
è 110 ø 100 + 7 107
9. (c) Let his sales be worth ` x. Then,
5
= 45
% 1000 + 2.5 % of (x – 4000) = 5% of x + 600
11
5 x 2.5( x - 4000)
3. (a) Total marks secured = (90% of 100 + 60% of 150
+ 54% of 200)

= æç
90
è 100
´100 +
60
100
´ 150 +
54
100
ö
´ 200 ÷
ø
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100
–

30,000
100
Þ 2.5 x + 10000 = 40,000
= 1000 - 600

Þ x= = 12,000
= (90 + 90 + 108) = 288. 2.5
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Total maximum marks = (100 + 150 + 200) = 450. 10. (c) Let the inspector examined x metres,
then 0.08% of x = 2
æ 288 ö
\ Aggregate Percentage = ç ´ 100 ÷ % = 64% x ´ 0.08
è 450 ø Þ =2
100
4. (d) Let the third number be 100. Then, the first and second
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numbers will be 20 and 50, respectively. 200

or x = = 2500 metres
20 0.08
Required % = ´ 100 = 40%
50 11. (a) Let the investment of C = ` 100
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5. (a) Let the total number of applicants be x. Number of Then B's investment = ` 90 and A's investment = ` 99
eligible candidates = 95% of x. Eligible candidates of Sum of investment = ` (100 + 90 + 99) = ` 289
other categories = 15% of (95% of x)
æ 14450 ´100 ö
æ 15 95 ö 57 Hence, C's actual investment = ` ç ÷
è ø
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´ 289
= ç ÷´ x = x
è 100 100 ø 400 = ` 5000
57 æ 4275 ´ 400 ö 3x
\ x = 4275 Û x = ç ÷ = 30000 12. (a) Let B get ` x. Then C gets = 75% of x =
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400 è 57 ø 4
6. (c) Let the salary of Deepa be ` x. 3 x 120 3 x 9 x
Then, 80% of 8% of x = 2240 and A gets = 120% of = ´ =
4 100 4 10
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80 8
Þ ´ × x = 2240 9x 3x
100 100 Now, + + x = 4558
10 4
2240 ´100 ´ 100
Þ x= = 35000 53 x 4558 ´ 20
80 ´ 8 Þ = 4558 Þ x = = 1720
20 53
Hence, the salary of Deepa = ` 35000
7. (a) Let the original price be x and sale be of y units. 9x 9 ´ 1720
Hence, A's share = =` = ` 1548
Then, the revenue collected initially = x × y 10 10

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13. (b) Let the total number of votes enrolled be x. Then, \ Reqd. ratio of population of males and females
Number of votes cast = 75% of x. Valid votes = 98% of
4000 4000
(75% of x). = = = 4:5
9000 - 4000 5000
\ 75% of [98% of (75% of x)] = 9261
21. (d) Let salary of Saroj be ` x.
æ 75 98 75 ö
Þç ´ ´ ´ x ÷ = 9261 80
è 100 100 100 ø \ Salary of Raju = x
100
æ 9261´100 ´100 ´100 ö 70

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Þ x =ç ÷ = 16800.
Salary of Ram =
100
x
è 75 ´ 98 ´ 75 ø
14. (d) Height climbed in second hour æ 80 x 70 x ö
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ç ÷
1 æ 1ö Required percentage = ç 100 100 ÷ ´ 100
= 12 % of ç 100 - 62 ÷ % of 192 m ç
70 x
÷
2 è 2ø è 100 ø
10 x 100
æ 25 1 75 1 ö ´ 100 = = 14.28%

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=
= ç ´ ´ ´ ´192 ÷ m = 9 m. 76 x 7
è 2 100 2 100 ø
22. (d) Let the family consumes 1 kg wheat
15. (b) Let the original number be 100.
To keep expenditure at Rs. 24, its new consumption
Then, the new number = 100 × 1.1 × 0.9 = 99
i.e. the number decreases by 1%. 24 8
should be = kg
æ 5ö
è 4ø
æ 7ö
16. (c) Work with option, ç ÷ x - ç ÷ x = 22
è 10 ø
Only x = 40 fulfil the above equation.
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\ Percentage decrease in consumption

æ 8ö
ç1 – ÷
=è
9ø
1 1 ´100 = 11.1%
17. (c) Let the total sales be ` x. Then, 5 % of x + % 1
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2 2
of (x – 10000) = 1990 Alternative method :
27 – 24
11 1
´
1 1
´x+ ´ ´ ( x - 10000) = 1990 Required % = ´ 100 = 11.1%
Û 27
2 100 2 100
Û 12x –10000 = 398000 Û 12x = 408000 23. (d) Let the first man's output be x.
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Û x = 34000 1 æ 100 1 ö
18. (a) Let the number be x, Then, 33 % of x = 50% of 1500 Û ç ´ ´ x÷
3 è 3 100 ø
12 75
´ ´x–
5
´ x = 75 = 750 Û x = 750 × 3 = 2250.
Then,
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100 100 100

9x 5x 4x 24. (b) Solve using options. 2/25 fits the requirement.
Þ – = 75 Þ = 75
100 100 100
25. (c) 10 × 100 = 1000, 100 = no. of visitors
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75 ´100
Þ x= = 1875 Now, 7.5 × No. of visitors = 1200
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No. of visitors = 160
19. (a) Q Amount, he have spent in 1 month on clothes
transport = Amount spent on saving per month 160 - 100
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Increase % = ´100 = 60%

[ Amount, spent on clothes and transport 100
48456 26. (c) Let the inspector examined x metres,
= = ` 4038 then 0.08% of x = 2
12
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20. (a) Let the population of males = x; then the population of x ´ 0.08
Þ =2
females = 9000 – x 100
Now, 5% of x + 8% of (9000 – x)
= (9600 – 9000 ) = 600 200
or x= = 2500 metres
or 0.05 x + 720 – 0.08x = 600 0.08
or 720 – 600 = 0.08x – 0.05x
x
or, 120 = 0.03x 27. (d) Let the original fraction be
y
\ x = 4000

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33. (d) Weight of water in the mixture of 60 g water

115% of x 15 115 x 15
Then, = Þ = 75
92% of y 16 92 y 16 = 60 ´ = 45g
100
x æ 15 92 ö 3 weight of water in the mixture of 45 g water
Þ =ç ´ ÷=
y è 16 115 ø 4 = 45 + 15 = 60 g

(d) Let the class has 100 students. 60 ´ 100

28. \ Percentage of water = = 80%
Þ Number of girls = 35 and number of boys = 65. 75

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Since total number of present students = 70 and 34. (a) Servant’s commission amount
number of girls present = 80% of 35 = 28, so number of = 6000 – 1500 = ` 4500
i.e., 15% = 4500

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boys present = 70 – 28 = 42.
Þ Required fraction = 42/65. 4500
or, 100% = ×100 = ` 30000
29. (b) Let 100 units be B’s income and X units be B’s 15
expenditure 35. (d) Let the total number of children = x

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Þ A’s income = 60 units.
720 20 x
A’s expenditure = 70X/100 units. Then, = 20% of x = ×x=
x 100 5
But 60 = 75/100 x X Þ X = 80.
Þ x2 = 720 × 5 = 3600
i.e., B’s saving = (100 – 80) units = 20 units.
Þ x = 60

30.
Hence A’s saving = 60 -
70
100
´ 80 = 4 units.

i.e., A’s saving : B’s saving = 4 : 20 = 1 : 5.

(a) Decrease in production is only due to decrease in
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36.
\ Each child receive =

\ Price of a computer = 3 P
720
60
(a) Suppose price of the printer = P
= 12 sweets

manpower. Hence, manpower is decreased by 25% Total cost of 60 computers = 180 P

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Now, suppose that to restore the same production, Total cost of 20 printers = 20 P
working hours are increased by x% \ Total cost of the purchase = 200 P
Production = Manpower × Working hours Thus total cost of the printers is 10% of the total cost.
= M × W (say) 37. (d) Population after 2000 = 3244800
Now, M × W = (M –25% of M) × (W + x% of W) Population after 2001 = 2985216
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Population at the end of 2003 = 3228810

75 100 + x
or, M × W = M× W 38. (c) Non-defective products
100 100
25 ´ 0.98 + 35 ´ 0.96 + 40 ´ 0.95
or, 100 × 100 = 75 (100 + x) ´ 100 = 96.1 %
100
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400 100 1 39. (a) On ` 100 he saves ` 6. On 115 he still saves ` 6.

or, = 100 + x \ x= = 33 %
3 3 3 percentage increase of 15 on 94 = 15.95%
31. (b) Let original number = 100
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40. (c) Half yearly exam

New number = 120% of 120% of 100
100
= æç ö
120 120
´ ´100 ÷ = 144.
è 100 100 ø Pass Fail
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(70) (30)
Decrease on 144 = 44. Decrease on 100 Annual exam
æ 44 ö 5 70
1 ´ 0.6
424 3 + 30
1 ´ 0.8
424 3
= ç ´100 ÷ % = 30 %
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è 144 ø 9 42 + 24

32. (d) Number of ticketless travellers in April

\ Total pass in annual exam = 42 + 24 = 66
æ 5 öæ 5 öæ 10 ö 41. (a) Solution = 100 ml and Alcohol = 40 ml
= 4000 × ç 1 + ÷ç 1 - ÷ç1 - ÷
è 100 øè 100 øè 100 ø For first vessel
40 + x 1
æ 21 19 9 ö = ,
= ç 4000 ´ ´ ´ ÷ = 3591. 100 + x 2
è 20 20 10 ø
so, x = 20ml

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For second vessel

x 150 30
< , x : y = 30 : 7
3 y 35 7
40 + y
5 = 1,
2 50. (a) No. of boys, last year = 610
100 + y 2 20% of 610 = 122
5
No. of boys, current year = 610 – 122 = 488
so, y = 25ml
No. of girls = 175% of 488

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5
Required percentage = ´ 100 = 20% 175 ´ 488
25 = = 854 girls
100
480 x

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42. (d) Total land of Sukhiya = = 800 x 51. (c) Let maximum marks of test = x
0.6 Vidya marks = 350 + 296 = 646 = 76% of x
\ Cultivated land of village = 384000 x
646 ´100
x= = 850
800 x 76

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\ Required percentage = ´ 100 = 0.20833.
384000 52. (e) Let initial marks of student = x
43. (b) Total votes = 6000. Valid votes = 75% of 6000 = 4500. After Re-evaluation marks reduced by 40% of x
Bhiku gets 65% of 4500 votes and Mhatre gets 35% of New score = 60% of x = 96
4500. Hence, Mhatre gets: 0.35 × 4500 = 1575 votes.
60
44. (b) Solve using options. Checking for option (b), gives = ´ x < 96
us:
200000 ® 180000 ® 171000 ® 153900 ® 146205
(by consecutively decreasing 200000 by 10% and 5%
alternately)
rip x=
100
96´100
60
x = 160
45. (a) Solve through trial and error using the options. 12%
Marks lose = 160 – 96 = 64.
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(option (a)) is the only value that fits the situation.
46. (d) Salary of Dheeraj = ` 100 53. (e) No. of candidates selected for job = 20% of 855
Salary of Anil = ` 80 20 ´ 855
Salary of Vinit = ` 70 = = 171
100
10 54. (d) Total cost price = 200 × 10 = ` 2000
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Required percent = ´ 100 = 14.28%

70 Total selling price = 12 × 195 = ` 2340
47. (d) Let population = 100 2340 – 2000
At least 50 people read a newspaper \ Profit per cent = ´ 100 = 17%
2000
At most 12.5 people read more than a newspaper
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55. (a) Saving percentage = (100 – 55) % = 45%

Hence, at least 37.5 people read only one newspaper.
If the income of Ajay be ` x, then,
48. (a) Let monthly income be y
Let money spent on grocery, clothes and education be 45 ´ x
= 27000
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4x, 2x, 5x 100

Money spent of clothes = ` 5540 = 2x
27000 ´ 100
x = 2770 Þ x= = ` 60000
45
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Now 4x + 2x + 5x = 11x = 11 × 2770

= 30470 = 55% of y 56. (c) Salary in May 2000 = ` 15000
Salary in July 2000 Þ 15000 + 10% of 15000 = `16500
30470 ´100
y= Salary in October 2001 = 16500 + 10% of 16500 = `18150
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55
57. (c) Let the total number of students in the class be x.
y = ` 55,400
49. (e) Let the two number be x and y.
35% x = 2 × 75% y Mathematics Biology
35% x = 150% y
72 x 44 x
35 150 - 40 40 - 40
´x = ´y 100 100
100 100
35x = 150y

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72 x 44 x 48 ´ 25
Q - 40 + 40 + - 40 = x x= = 200
100 100 6
1% of 200 is 2.
72 x 44 x
Þ x+ - x = 40 62. (d) % of votes secured by second candidate
100 100 = (100 – 57) = 43%
16 x 40 ´100 Let total votes polled be x.
Þ = 40 Þ x = According to question,
100 16

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(57 – 43)% of x = 42000
Þ x = 250
14% of x = 42000 Þ x = 3,00,000
58. (c) If the number of trees in the garden be x, then
63. (c) Let the number is x.

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60 25 20 According to question
x´ ´ ´ = 1500
100 100 100 x – 10% of x = 30
10
3 1 1 x = 30

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x–
Þ x ´ ´ ´ = 1500 100
5 4 5

1500 ´ 5 ´ 4 ´ 5 æ 100 –10 ö

Þx= çè ÷ x = 30
3
= 50000 100 ø

P-Q 30 ´ 100 1
59. (b)
2
= (P + Q) ´
30
100
Þ 5(P – Q) = (P + Q) × 3
Þ 5P – 3P = 5Q + 3Q
rip x=
90
= 33
3

Hence, the number is 33 1

3
Þ 2P = 8Q Þ P = 4Q
24
´ 100 = 60%
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x 64. (c) Required percentage =
Q= ´P 40
100
125
x 65. (a) ´ x = 100
Q= ´ 4Q 100
100
100 ´ 100
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4x Þ x= = 80
Þ Þ x = 25 125
100 66. (b) Marks of Supriyo = x marks
60. (d) Let the total number of students be x. Accoding to question
Let A and B represent the sets of students who passed Mahuya marks = Supriyo marks – 10% of Supriyo marks
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in English and Mathematics respectively.

æ 10 ö
Then, number of students passed in one or both the 81 = x – 10% of x Þ x çè1 - ÷
subjects 100 ø
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= n(A È B) = n(A) + n(B) – n(A Ç B) 9 810

= 75% of x + 60% of x – (x – 25% of x) 81 = xÞ =x
10 9
3 3 3 3 \ x = 90 marks
= x+ x- x = x
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4 5 4 5 67. (a) R = S + 0.2S = 1.2S

æR-S ö æ Sö
3 çè ÷ ´ 100 = çè1 - ÷ø ´ 100
So,
5
x = 240 R ø R
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240 ´ 5 æ 1 ö
= 400 = çè1 - ÷ ´ 100
x= 1.2 ø
3
100 50 2
40 4 3 = = = 16
61. (b) ´ ´ ´ x = 48 6 3 3
100 5 4
1 1 25
6 68. (a) ´ ´ ´ 1000 = 0.025
x = 48 100 100 100
25

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Level-II 187 x 9 x 7x
\ - = 350 Þ = 350
1. (b) We have 5.5% of 100000 200 10 200
= Rent – 12.5% of Rent – 325.
æ 350 ´ 200 ö
Þx= ç ÷ = 10000.
Þ
5500
= Rent -
Rent 325
-
è 7 ø
12 8 12 6. (d) Working with options, we have
Original New Difference
5500 325 7
Þ + = ´ Rent .

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number number
12 12 8
(a) 22 34 12
5500 8 (b) 63 96 33
Þ Rent = ´ = ` 554.76 per month.

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12 7 (c) 24 38 14
Obviously, (d) is the correct option.
2. (c) First expenditure: Suppose 100 litres of petroleum at
100 units of money per litre, then total expenditure 7. (d) Let he had originally ` x. Then
= 100 × 100 units of money = 10000 units of money. 65% of x + 20 % of x + 1305 = x

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Second expenditure: Now 80 litres of petroleum at 140 0.65x + 0.2 x + 1305 = x
units of money per litre, total expenditure = 80 × 140 Þ 0.15 x = 1305 Þ x = ` 8700
units of money = 11200 units. \ His total investment = 65% of 8700 + 20% of 8700
Þ Expenditure increases by = 85% of 8700 = ` 7395
8. (c) Let original consumption be 1 unit costing ` 100
11200 - 10000
10000
´ 100 = 12%

Short-cut: Exp1 = PX, Exp2 = 1.4P (0.8X) = 1.12 PX.

Þ Directly we see, answer = 12%.
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æ 1
= ç
è 125
ö 4
´ 100 ÷ = unit.
ø 5

1 æ 4ö
1-
Reduction in consumption çè 5 ÷ø 1
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3. (a) A’s marks = 300 × 3 = 100. \ = =
100 Originalconsumption 1 5
B’s marks = 100 × (1 + 40/100) = 140. i.e., 1 : 5.
Þ C is ahead of B by 2/9 of his own marks i.e. 9. (c) After first year, the value of the scooter
7/9 of C’s marks = 140 = ` 20,000
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Þ C’s marks = 140 × 9/7 = 180. After second year, the value of scooter = ` 16,000
After third year, the value of scooter = ` 12,800
æ 35 x ö
4. (d) Migrants = 35% of 728400 = ç ´ 728400 ÷ 10. (b) Let original consumption = 100 kg
è 100 ø and new consumption = x kg
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= 254940. So, 100 × 6 = x × 7.50 Û x = 80 kg

Local population = (728400 – 254940) = 473460 \ Reduction is consumption = 20%
Rural population = 20% of 473460 = 94692. 11. (a) Let the numbers be x and y. Then,
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Urban population = (254940 – 94692) = 160248.

28 28 3
\ Female population = 48% of 473460 + 30% of x+ y = xÞ y = x-xÞ y = x
25 25 25
94692 + 40% of 160248
y æ 3 ö
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æ 48 30 40 ö Þ = ç ´ 100 ÷ % = 12%.
= ç ´ 473460 + ´ 94692 + ´160248 ÷ x è 25 ø
è 100 100 100 ø
= 227260.8 + 28407.6 + 64099.2 = 896660. 12. (b) Let the number be x. Then,

% error = x - x ´ 100 = ´ 100 = 97.2%

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5. (b) Let Madan's income be ` x. 6 /6 35

Then, Net income = (100 – 10)% of ` x 6x 36
9x 13. (c) p = 6q. So, q is less than p by 5q.
= 90% of ` x = ` .
10 æ 5q ö
\ Required percentage = ç ´ 100 ÷ %
New net income = 85% of 110% of ` x è p ø
æ 85 110 ö 187
æ 5q ö
= `ç ´ ´ x÷ = ` x 1
è 100 100 ø 200 = ç ´ 100 ÷ % = 83 %
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5 15 10 20 æ 130 ö
14. (c) A= B and B= C Þ A = 3B and So, present price per dozen = ` ç 12 ´ ´ 0.6 ÷
100 100 100 100 è 100 ø
B = 2C = 2 × 2000 = 4000. = ` 9.36.
\ A = 3 × 4000 = 12000. 22. (a) Let the truth spoken by A and B be pl and p2
Hence, A + B + C = (12000 + 4000 + 2000) = 18000.
3 4
15. (d) Let original price be ` x per orange. Then, respectively, i.e., p1 =and p2 =
4 5
Reduced rate = (1 – 0.2)x = ` 0.8 x

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They will contradict each other only when one speaks
2.50 2.50 truth and the other is lying.
\ - =5
0.8x x 3 1 4 1 3 4 7 35

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i.e., ´ ∗ ´ < ∗ < < i.e., 35%
25 2.5 1 4 5 5 4 20 20 20 100
Þ - =5Þ x= 23. (b) Let B’s Income = ` x
8x x 8
3
A’s Income = ` x

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1
\ Original price of oranges per dozen ´ 12 =` 1.5 5
8 And B’s expenditure = ` y
and Reduced price = ` (0.8)(1.5) = ` 1.2 7
16. (d) Let the total no. of parts produced at initial stage be A’s expenditure = ` y
10
100. Then after three successive percentage rejections 3 3 7
x= × y
of 10%, 5% and 2%, we have
100 × 0.9 × 0.95 × 0.98 = 83.79
Therefore, a single effective rejection
= 100 – 83.79 = 16.21
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5

A¢savings
=
B¢savings 3
4 10

x- y
7
x- y
= 8
7

3 7
y-y

× y- y
7
=
-y / 8
21y 7
- y
17. (a) Let the original quantity be x kg. Vanaspati ghee in 5 10 5 8 10 40 10
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æ 40 ö æ 2x ö =
5
» 1: 5
x kg = ç x ÷ kg = ç ÷ kg.
è 100 ø è 5 ø 25
24. (b) Percentage of uncertain individuals
2x = [100 – (20 + 60)] % = 20%
20 2x 1
Now, 5 = Û = Û 5x = 50 \ 60% of x – 20% of x = 720 Û 40% of x = 720
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x + 10 100 5 x + 50 5
Û
40
x = 720 Û x = ç
æ 720 ´100 ö = 1800.
Û x = 10 ÷
100 è 40 ø
18. (a) Let the strength of school was x in 1998
\ strength in 2001 will be 25. (d) Suppose Income of B = ` x
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150 3x
110 90 110 90 110 Income of A = ´x=`
=x ´ ´ ´ ´ = 1.07811 x 100 2
100 100 100 100 100
120 3 x
\ increment = 1.07811x – x = 0.07811 x Income of C = ´
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100 2
\ % increase = 7.811 » 8%
19. (d) The given information gives no indication regarding 6 3x 9 x
´ =
the comparison of x and y. 5 2 5
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20. (d) Since the weightage of eighth examination is not 3x 9 x

known, hence can not be determined. \ x+ + = 86000
2 5
21. (c) Let the original price per egg be ` x. Then, increased
10 x + 15 x + 18 x
= 86000
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æ 130 ö 10
price = ` ç x÷
è 100 ø 43x = 860000
x = 20000
7.80 7.80 7.80 780
\ - =3 Û - =3 9
x 130
x
x 130 x So, income of C = ´ 20000 = ` 36000
5
100
26. (c) Number of males = 60% of 1000 = 600.
Û 1014 – 780 = 3 × 130x Û 390x = 234 Number of females = (1000 – 600) = 400.
Û x = 0.6 Number of literates = 25% of 1000 = 250.

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Number of literate males = 20% of 600 = 120 35. (a) Let the number be N. Then, 5N should be the correct
Number of literate females = (250 – 120) = 130 outcome. But instead the value got is 0.2N. Change in
value = 5N – 0.2N = 4.8N. The percentage change in
æ 130 ö the value = 4.8N × 100/5N = 96%
\ Required percentage = ç ´100 ÷ % = 32.5%
è 400 ø 36. (c) 100 ® 150 ® 75 (yr. 1) ® 112.5 ® 56.25 (yr. 2)
27. (d) B + 60% of A = 175% of B ® 60% of A = 75% of B. ® 84.375 ® 42.1875
i.e. 0.6A = 0.75B Now, 42.1875 = ` 16,875
A/B = 5/4 Hence, 1 ® 400

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Apparently it seems that A is bigger, but if you Also year 2 donation is 56.25 × 400 = 22500
consider A and B to be negative the opposite would 37. (c) Total characters in her report = 25 × 60 × 75
be true.

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Let the new no. of pages be n
Hence, option (d) is correct Then: n × 55 × 90 = 25 × 60 × 75
28. (d) Number of ticketless travellers in April n = 22.72
æ 5 öæ 5 öæ 10 ö This means that her report would require 23 pages. A
= 4000 ´ ç1 + ÷ç1 - ÷ç 1 -

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÷ drop of 8% in terms of the pages.
è 100 øè 100 øè 100 ø
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38. (c) No. of males = ´ 7200 = 4400
æ 21 19 9 ö 18
= ç 4000 ´ ´ ´ ÷ = 3591.
è 20 20 10 ø 40
No. of males married = ´ 4400 = 1760
29. (d) October : November : December = 9 : 8 : 10.666 100
since, he got `40 more in December than October,
we can conclude that 1.666 = 40 ® 1= 24.
Thus, total Bonus for the three months is:
0.4 × 27.666 × 24 = 265.6
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Required percentage =
1760
2800
6
´ 100 = 62 %
7
30. (b) The total wealth given would be 50% + 25% (which 39. (b) Let the equation be
is got by 50% of the remaining 50%) + 12.5% (which x2 – 2x + 1 = 0 ...(1)
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is got by 50% of the remaining 25%). Thus, the total and x2 – x – 2 = 0 ...(2)
wealth given by him would be equivalent to 87.5% 1 - ( -2)
of the total. Since, this is equal to 130900 kilograms Required percentage = ´ 100 = 300%
1
of gold, the total gold would be:
130900 × 8/7 = 149600. 5x 5
+ 600 = 1000 + (x - 4000)
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40. (d)
100 200
378 3
31. (c) = 3+ = 302.4%
125 125 5x 5x
- = 300
Let original salary be ` 100 100 200
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And now going through option, we get (c) as answer. 5x = 200 × 300
32. (d) Out of a total of 100% votes; 80% voted. 16% were Þ x = 12000
invalid and 20% went to the second placed candidate. 41. (e) According to question
This means that the maximum the winner can get is
Third number = 2400
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44%. Options a, b and c are greater than 44% and

hence cannot be correct. Hence, none of these. 1
\ Second number = 2400´ < 600
33. (d) Rajesh’s scores in each area is 65 and 82 respectively 4
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out of 100 each. Since, the exam is of a total of 250 Again,

marks (100 + 100 + 50) he needs a total of 195 marks in
order to get his target of 78% overall. Thus, he should 6 22
First number ´ = Second number ´
score 195 – 65 – 82 = 195 –147 = 48 marks in Sociology 11 100
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which would mean 96%

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34. (d) The only values that fit this situation are C 25%, B \ First number = 600 ´ ´ < 242
30%, and A 45%. These are the percentage of votes 100 6
polled. (Note: these values can be got either through
trial and error or through solving c + c + 5 + 1.5(c + 5)
45
= 100% \ 45% of the first number = 242 ´ =108.9
100
Then, 20% is 18000 (the difference between A & C.)
Hence, 90000 people must have voted and 100000 45 40
people must have been on the voter’s list. 42. (d) Required number = 4800 ´ ´ < 864
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43. (c) Suppose the maximum mark of the test be x. 47. (b) Let total monthly income of Mr. Giridhar be ` x.
Then, 468 ´100 < 336 ´100 According to question,
x 700
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468´100´ 700 \ x´ ´ = 900
100 100
\ x= < 975
336 ´100 x = ` 12000
44. (e) Let the numbers are x, x + 1, x + 2 Hence, monthly income of Mr. Giridhar = ` 12000.
sum of three consecutive numbers = 2262

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48. (a) Let passing marks be represented by p.
x + x + 1 + x + 2 = 2262
p × 1.05 = 273
3x + 3 = 2262
p = 260

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3x = 2259
x = 753 312 – 260
Lokesh passing % = ´ 100 = 20%
Number are 753, 754, 755 260
\ 41% of 755 = 309.55
49. (a) Let the monthly salary of A be x, monthly salary of B

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45. (b) Marks is subject B = 56% of 150 = 84
is (40000 – x).
Total marks obtained = 54 % of Total marks
Savings of A = (100 – 85)% of x = 0.15x
54
= ´ 450 [Q Maximum marks in each subject is 150] Savings of B = (100 – 95)% of (40000 – x)
100
= 0.05 (40000 – x)
= 243

46.
Total marks obtained = A + B + C
243 = 73 + 84 + X
X = 86
(b) Rohan’s marks = 75
rip 0.15 x = 0.05 (40000 – x)
Þ 0.15x + 0.05x = 40000 × 0.05
Þ 0.2x = 2000
Þ x = 10000
Sonia’s marks = 65 50. (d) Quantity of salt = 5% of 6l = 300 ml
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Rohit’s marks = 65 + 45 = 110 Quantity of water = 6000 ml – 300 ml = 5700 ml
Raman’s marks = 110 – 25 = 85 Quantity of water left after evaporation
Ravi got marks = 85 + 34 = 119 = (5700 – 100) ml = 4700 ml
Total maximum marks = 119 + 50 = 169
300ml
119 % of salt = (4700 + 300) ml ´ 100 = 6%
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Percentage of Ravi’s mark = ´100% = 70.4% = 70%

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