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1. The income of A is 45% more than the income of B and the income of C is 60% less than the
sum of the incomes of A and B. The income of D is 20% more than that of C. If the difference
between the incomes of B and D is `13200, then the income (in `) of C is:
A B 45% C A B
60% D C 20% B D
`13,200 C `

(a) 75,000
(b) 73,500
(c) 72,500
(d) 72,000
2. Radha saves 25% of her income. If her expenditure increases by 20% and her income increases
by 29%, then her savings increases by:
25% 20%
29%
(a) 56%
(b) 52%
(c) 65%
(d) 70%
3. A,.B and C divide a certain sum of money amount themselves. the average of the amounts with
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them is Rs 4520. Share of A is 10 % more than share of B and 33 % less then share of C. What
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is the share of B (in Rs)?

B `

(a) 3500
(b) 5976
(c) 3600
(d) 9384
4. The income of A is 30% less than the income of B and the income of B is 137.5% more than
that of C. If the income of A is Rs. 28500 less than that of B, than income (in Rs.) of C is:
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A B % B C % A
B C (Rs. )
(a) 40000
(b) 50000
(c) 48000
(d) 36000
5. Chamanlal, Arshad and Jagjit Singh contested an election. All the votes polled were valid.
Arshad got 35% of the total votes. For every 35 votes Chamanlal got 14 votes. The winner got
4950 more votes than the person who received the least number of votes. Find the total number
of votes polled.

35%

(a) 13378
(b) 38000
(c) 99000
(d) 33000
6. If a number is first increased by 15%, then reduced by 15%, it results in 782. If the same
number is first reduced by 25%, then increased by 25% and again reduced by 20%, then what
will be the resulting number?
15% 15%
25% 25%
20%
(a) 712
(b) 150
(c) 750
(d) 600
7. A certain number of students from school X appeared in an examination and 20% students
failed. From school Y, 130% more students than that from school X, appeared in the same
examination. If 90% of the total number of students appeared from both the schools passed,
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then what is the percentage of students from school Y who failed (correct to one decimal
place)?
X 20%
X Y 130%
90%
Y
(a) 8.3%
(b) 10%
(c) 6.4%
(d) 5.7%
8. Rajan spent 10% of his salary on rent. He spent 20% of the remaining part of the salary on
transport. After which he spent 40% of the balance of the salary on food. Further, he spent
80% of the balance on various bills. He deposits Rs. 5000 in the bank and kept the remaining
Rs. 1480 for his own petty expenditure. Find his monthly salary (in Rs.).
10%
20% 40%
80%

(a) 75000
(b) 80000
(c) 82500
(d) 64800
9. A sports-goods shop has tennis balls of 3 colors-red, green and white. The number of white
balls is 60% more than number of red balls and the number of green balls is 12.5% less than
number of white balls. If total number of balls is 120, then how many green balls are there?

60%
12.5%

(a) 48
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(b) 40
(c) 30
(d) 42
10. In an examination, 45% of all the students who appeared are boys and the rest are girls. If 60%
of the boys and 70% of the girls passed, then what is the percentage of students who failed?
45%
60% 70%

(a) 36
(b) 35.4
(c) 40
(d) 34.5
11. The income of A is 20% less than the income of B and the income of C is 70% of the sum of
incomes of A and B. The income of D is 25% more than the income of C. If the difference
between the incomes of B and D is `23000, then wht is the income (in `) of A?
A B 20% C A B
70% D C 25% B D
`23,000 A `

(a) 32000
(b) 25000
(c) 26000
(d) 28000
12. Weight of A is 20% more than weight of B, whose weight is 30% more than weight of C. By
how much percent weight of A is more than weight of C?
A B 20% C 30% A
C
(a) 69
(b) 56
(c) 44
(d) 35.89
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13. The present population of a village is 15280. If the number of males increases by 25% and the
number of females increases by 15%, then the population will become 18428. The difference
between present population of males and females in the village is:
15280 25%
15% 18428

(a) 1840
(b) 1380
(c) 920
(d) 2760
14. Price of a one gram gold coin decreased by 10% on its initial price on Monday and increased
by 20% on Tuesday and again increased by 8% on Wednesday, and 5% increase on Thursday.
If the final price on Thursday is `5511.24, then the initial price (in `) of one gram gold coin on
Monday was?
10%
20% 8%
5% `5,511.24

(a) 4500
(b) 4250
(c) 4000
(d) 5000
15. Radha saves x% of her income. If her income increases by 28% and the expenditure increases
by 20%, then her savings increases by 40%. What is the value of x?
x% 28% 20%
40% x
(a) 35
(b) 40
(c) 50
(d) 25
16. Three persons A, B and C donate 10%, 7% and 9% respectively of their monthly salaries to a
charitable trust. Monthly salaries of A and B are equal and the difference between the donations
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of A and B is `900. If the total donation by A and B is `600 more than that of C, then what is
the monthly salary (in `) of C?
A, B C 10%, 7% 9%
A B A B
`900 C A B `600

C `

(a) 60000
(b) 50000
(c) 45000
(d) 55000
17. Lucky spends 85% of her income. If her expenditure increases by x%, savings increases by
60% and income increases by 26%, then what is the value of x?
85% x%
60% 26% x
(a) 30
(b) 34
(c) 26
(d) 20
18. The total number of students in a school is 1400, out of which 35% of the students are girls
and the rest are boys. If 80% of the boys and 90% of the girls passed in an annual examination,
then the percentage of the students who failed is:
1400 35%
80% 90%

(a) 17.4
(b) 21.5
(c) 15.8
(d) 16.5
19. Avinash has 20% less coins of different countries than Gaurav has. Gaurav has 40% more such
coins than Chetan has. By what percent the number of coins which Chetan has is less than the
number of coins which Avinash has? (correct to one decimal place)
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20%
40%

(a) 10.6
(b) 10.5
(c) 12
(d) 10.7
20. By mistake, the reciprocal of a positive fraction got typed in place of itself, and thereby its
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value got reduced by %. What was the value of the fraction?
4

175
%
4
1
(a)
2
4
(b)
3
3
(c)
4
1
(d)
4