PE 1 - Percentage | Arithmetic - Percentage
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The daily compensation of a laborer increase by 10% but the number of days worked by him per month drop by 10%. If he was originally getting Rs. 20,000 per month, what will he get per month now?
- (a)
Rs. 21,000
- (b)
Rs. 20,100
- (c)
Rs. 20,000
- (d)
Rs. 19,800
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ReportWhen 10% is lost in grinding wheat, a country has to import 2 million tons; but when only 6% is lost. It has to import only 1 million ton. Find the quantity of wheat which grows in the country:
- (a)
24 million tons
- (b)
15 million tons
- (c)
20 million tons
- (d)
25 million tons
In an examination of 5 subjects, all with the same maximum marks, a candidate scores 60% aggregate marks and marks in individual subjects are in proportion to 3 : 3 : 4 : 5 : 5. What was the highest score in any subject?
- (a)
69%
- (b)
72%
- (c)
75%
- (d)
80%
A salesman gets a flat commission of 5% on all sales and a bonus of 20% on all sales exceeding Rs. 1,00,000. If in a particular month he earns Rs. 55000, what were his sales worth?
- (a)
Rs. 3,00,000
- (b)
Rs. 2,25,000
- (c)
Rs. 2,30,000
- (d)
Rs. 2,50,000
A shop’s receipts on the first day of the week were Rs. 10,000. On the second day 50% more than this, and on the third day 80% of the sum of the receipts of the first 2 days. What was the average of the receipts during this three day period (in rupees)?
- (a)
10533.33
- (b)
12300
- (c)
15000
- (d)
13500
There are n questions in an exam. A student answered 3 of the first 4 questions correctly. Of the remaining questions he answered one-third correctly. All the questions have the same marks and there is no negative marking. If the student scored 50% marks, how many different values of n can be there?
- (a)
4
- (b)
3
- (c)
2
- (d)
None of these
A man in business loses in the first year 10% of his capital, but in the second year he gains 12% of what he had at the end of the first year and his capital is now Rs. 400 more than that at the beginning of first year. Find his original capital.
- (a)
Rs. 50,000
- (b)
Rs. 40,000
- (c)
Rs. 30,000
- (d)
None of these
A sum of money is to be divided among three sons in such a way that the first son gets 25% of the whole, the second 40% of the remainder and the third son the rest. If the 3rd son gets Rs. 1,500 more than the 2nd son, what would be the total sum divided?
- (a)
9,000
- (b)
10,000
- (c)
3,000
- (d)
None of these
In an examination Prakash secured 30% of the total marks and failed by 20 marks. Kashish secured 52% of the total marks and secured 24 marks more than minimum pass percentage. Find the pass percentage of marks.
- (a)
28%
- (b)
25%
- (c)
40%
- (d)
30%
In an election 4% of the votes cast are invalid. A candidate gets 55% of the valid votes and wins the election by 480 votes. Find the total number of voters who voted (i.e., the number of votes cast). (There are only two candidates)
- (a)
5000
- (b)
5200
- (c)
4800
- (d)
None of these