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Practice Exercise
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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
2
(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%

33 % of a man's daily output is equal to 50% of a

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 ?
2 3
(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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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
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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
rip Þ
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%
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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

os
\ 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.
ka
(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
ar

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
.s

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
w

4x, 2x, 5x 100

Money spent of clothes = ` 5540 = 2x
27000 ´ 100
x = 2770 Þ x= = ` 60000
45
w

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
w

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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