Percentage

1. If 50% of (P – Q) = 30% of (P + Q) and Q = x% of P, (1) 31,160 (2) 64.750

then the value of x is : (3) 30,000 (4) 66,775
(1) 30 (2) 25 10. The time duration of 1 hour 45 minutes is what percent of
(3) 20 (4) 50 a day ?
2. A box has 100 blue balls, 50 red balls, 50 black balls. 25% (1) 7.218 (2) 7.291
of blue balls and 50% of red balls are taken away. (3) 8.3 (4) 8.24
Percentage of black balls at present is 11. What per cent decrease in salaries would exactly cancel out
(1) 50% (2) 25% the 20 per cent increase ?
1 2
(3) 33 % (4) 40% (1) 20 (2) 16
3 3
3. In a college, 40% of the students were allotted group A,
75% of the remaining were given group B and the 1
(3) 33 (4) 18
remaining 12 students were given group C. Then the 3
number of students who applied for the groups is 12. Income of A is 10% more than income of B. Let B’s income
(1) 100 (2) 60 be x% less than A’s income. Find x ?
(3) 80 (4) 92
4. Given A is 50% larger than C and B is 25% larger than 1 1
(1) 9 % (2) 10 %
C,m then A is what percent larger than B ? 11 11
(1) 25% (2) 50% (3) 11% (4) 10%
(3) 75% (4) 20% 13. X’s income is 20% more than that of Y. What per cent is
Y’s income less than X ?
2A - B
5. If 20% of (A + B) = 50% of B, then value of
2A + B 1
(1) 83 %
2
(2) 16 %
is equal to 3 3
1 1
(1) (2) 2 1
2 3 (3) 83 % (4) 16 %
1 3 3
(3) (4) 1 14. The price of an article is decreased by 10%. To restore its
4
former value the new price must be increased by :
b+ a
6. If 120% of a is equal to 80% of b, then is equal to (1) 10% (4) 11%
b-a
(1) 5 (2) 6 1 1
(3) 9 % (2) 11 %
(3) 7 (4) 8 11 9
7. If 50% of (x – y) = 30% of (x + y), then what per cent of
x is y ? 1
15. If the income of Ram is 12 % more than that of Shyam,
2
1
(1) 25% (2) 33 % the income of Shyam is less than that of Ram by
3
1 1
(3) 40% (4) 400% (1) 11 % (2) 13 %
9 2
8. 0.01 is what per cent of 0.1 of
1 1 1
(1) 10 (2) (3) 87 % (4) 88 %
10 2 9
1 16. If 60% of A’s income is equal to 75% of B’s income, than
(3) 100 (4) B’s income is equal to x% of A’s income. The value of x
100
is :
9. 31% of employees pay tax in the year 2008. Non – tax (1) 70 (2) 60
paying employees are 20,700. The total number of
(3) 80 (4) 90
employees is :

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17. Nitin’s salary was reduced by 10% and then the reduced 1
salary was increased by 10%. His new salary in comparison (3) increased by 6 % (4) increased by 6%
4
with his original salary is 26. The sum of two numbers is 520. If the bigger number is
(1) the same (2) 1% more decreased by 4% and the smaller number is increased by
(3) 1% less (4) 5% less 12%, then the numbers obtained are equal. The smaller
18. The population of a town is 3,11,250. The ratio between number is
women and men is 43 : 40. If there are 24% literate among (1) 280 2) 210
men and 8% literate among women, the total number of (3) 240 (4) 300
literate person in the town is 27. In a big garden 60% of the trees are coconut trees, 25%
(1) 41,800 (2) 48,900 of the number of coconut trees are mango trees and 20%
(3) 56,800 (4) 99,600 of the number of mango trees are apple trees. If the number
19. When 60% of a number is subtracted from another of apple trees are 1500, then the number of trees in the
number, the second number reduces to its 52%; the ratio garden is :
of the first number to the second number is : (1) 48000 (2) 50000
(1) 6 : 5 (2) 5 : 3 (3) 51000 (4) 45000
(3) 5 : 4 (4) 4 : 5 28. The difference of two numbers is 20% of the larger
20. The expenses on rice, fish and oil of a family are in the number. If the smaller number is 20, the larger number is:
ratio 12 : 17 : 3. The prices of these articles are increased (1) 25 (2) 45
by 20%, 30% and 50% respectively. The total expenses (3) 50 (4) 80
of family on these articles are increased by 1
29. Difference of two numbers is 1660. If 6 % of one
1 1 2
(1) 14 % (2) 7 % 1
8 8 number is 8 % of the other number, the smaller number
1 2
1 is
(3) 56 % (4) 28 %
8 8 (1) 7055 (2) 5395
1
21. If 20% of A = 30% of B = of C, then A : B : C is (3) 3735 (4) 2075
6 30. The numerator of a fraction is increased by 20% and
(1) 2 : 3 : 16 (2) 3 : 2 : 16 denominator is decreased by 20%. The value of the
(3) 10 : 15 : 18 (4) 15 : 10 : 18
4
22. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in alcohol is 3 fraction becomes . The original fraction is
5
: 2. If 20% of the boys and 30% of the girls are scholarship
holders, then the percentage of students, who do not get 2 8
scholarship, is (1) (2)
3 15
(1) 50 (2) 72
(3) 75 (4) 76 7 4
(3) (4)
23. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school is 11 5
3 : 2. If 20% of the boys and 25% of the girls are 31. If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 20% and the
scholarship holders, then the percentage of the students , denominator is decreased by 5%, the value of the new
who do not get the scholarship, is : 5
(1) 78 (2) 75 fraction becomes . The original fraction is
2
(3) 60 (4) 55
24 3
24. The numbers of boys and girls in a college are in the ratio (1) (2)
19 18
of 3 : 2. If 20% of the boys and 25% of the girls are adults,
the percentage of students, who are not adults, is 95 48
(3) (4)
2 48 95
(1) 58 (2) 66
3 32. In one litre of a mixture of alcohol and water, water is 30%.
1 The amount of alcohol that must be added to the mixture
(3) 78 (4) 83 so that the part of water in the mixture becomes 15% is:
3
25. If a number is increased by 25% and the resulting number (1) 1000 ml (2) 700 ml
is decreased by 25%, then the percentage increase or (3) 300 ml (4) 900 ml
decrease finally is 33. How much water must be added to 100 ml of 80 per cent
solution of boric acid to reduce it to a 50 per cent solutio?
(1) no change (2) decreased by 6 1 % (1) 30 ml (2) 40 ml
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34. If the price of commodity is increased by 50% what pass marks is :
fraction must its consumption be reduced so as to keep the (1) 52% (2) 50%
same expenditure on its consumption ? (3) 33% (4) 25%
1 1 43. In an examination 80% of the candidates passed in English
(1) (2) and 85% in Mathematics; while 75% passed in both
4 3
English and Mathematics. If 45 candidates failed in both
1 2 these subjects, then the total number of candidates was
(3) (4) (1) 225 (2) 450
2 3
35. The price of sugar rise by 25%. If a family wants to keep (3) 400 (4) 350
their expenses on sugar the same as earlier, the family will 44. A number is increased by 10% and then decreased by 10%.
have to decrease its consumption of sugar by Finally the number
(1) 25% (2) 20% (1) does not change (2) decreases by 1%
(3) 80% (4) 75% (3) increases by 1% (4) increases by 0.1%
36. If the duty on an article is reduced by 40% of its present 45. Salary of a person is first increased by 20%, then it is
decreased by 20%. Change in his salary is :
rate, by how much per cent must its consumption increase
(1) 4% decreased (2) 4% increased
in order that the revenue remains unaltered ?
(3) 8% decreased (4) 20% increased
1 46. A number is increased by 20% and then it is decreased by
(1) 60% (2) 62 %
3 10%. Find the net increased or decrease per cent.
(1) 10% increase (2) 10% decrease
2
(3) 72% (4) 66 % (3) 8% increase (4) 8% decrease
3 47. The tax imposed on an article is decreased by 10% and
37. The price of cooking oil in increased by 25%. By what its consumption increases by 10%. Find the percentage
per cent a family should reduce the consumption of change in revenue from it.
cooking oil so as not to increase the expenditure on this (1) 10% increase (2) 2% decrease
account? (3) 1% increase (4) 11% decrease
(1) 20 (2) 25 48. A reduction in the price of apples enables a person to
(3) 18 (4) 16 purchase 3 apples for ` 1 instead of ` 1.25. What is the
38. 90% of the students in school passed in English, 85% % of reduction in price (approximately) ?
passed in Mathematics and 150 students passed in both the (1) 20 (2) 25
subjects If no student failed in both the subjects find the
total number of students. 1
(3) 30 (4) 33
(1) 120 (2) 220 3
(3) 200 (4) 300 49. A reduction of 20% in the price of wheat enables Lalita
39. In an examination, 52% of the candidates failed in English to buy 5 kg more wheat for ` 320. The original rate (in
and 42% failed in Mathematics. If 17% failed in both the rupees per kg) of wheat was
subjects, then the percentage of candidates, who passed in (1) 16 (2) 18
both the subjects, was (3) 20 (4) 21
(1) 23 (2) 21 50. The price of sugar is reduced by 20%. Now a person can
(3) 25 (4) 22 buy 500g more sugar for ` 36. The original price of the
40. In an examination, 1100 boys and 900 girls appeared. 50% sugar per kilogram was
of the boys and 40% of the girls passed the examination. (1) ` 14.40 (2) ` 18
The percentage of candidates who failed (3) ` 15.60 (4) ` 16.50
(1) 45 (2) 45.5 51. A reduction of 25% in the price of rice enables a person
(3) 50 (4) 54.5 to by 10 kg more rice for ` 600. The reduced per kg price
41. In an examination 80% candidates passed in English and of rice is
85% candidates passed in Mathematics. If 73% candidates (1) ` 30 (2) ` 25
passed in both these subjects, then what per cent of (3) ` 20 (4) ` 15
candidates failed in both the subjects ? 52. The present population of a city is 180000. If it increases
(1) 8 (2) 15 at the rate of 10% per annum, its population after 2 years
(3) 27 (4) 35 will be :
42. A candidate who gets 20% marks in an examination fails (1) 207800 (2) 227800
by 30 marks but another candidate who gets 32% gets 42 (3) 217800 (4) 237800
marks more than the pass mark. Then the percentage of

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53. The population of a town increases every year by 4%. If then the original price was :
its present population is 50,000, then after 2 years it will
be 1 - r2
(1) ` 1 (2) `
(1) 53,900 (2) 54,000 100
(3) 54,080 (4) 54,900
54. Present population of a village is 67600. It has been 1- r2 æ 10000 ö
(3) ` (4) ` ç ÷
increasing annually at the rate of 4%. What was the 100 è 10000 - r 2 ø
population of the village two years ago ? 58. If 70% of the students in a school are boys and the number
(1) 62500 (2) 63000 of girls be 504, the number of boys is :
(3) 64756 (4) 65200 (1) 1176 (2)
55. The value of a machine depreciates every year at the rate 1008
of 10% on its value at the beginning of that year. If the (3) 128 (4) 3024
current value of the machine is ` 729, its worth 3 years
ago was : 1
59. If the sales tax on a television se increases form 7 % to
(1) ` 1000 (2) ` 750.87 2
(3) ` 947.10 (4) ` 800 8%, what more amount will have to be paid for the
56. A batsman scored 110 runs which included 3 boundaries television whose price (excluding sales taxes) is ` 19000?
and 8 sixes. What per cent of his total score, did he make (1) ` 190 (2) ` 95
by running between the wickets ? (3) ` 180 (4) ` 90
60. The number of employees working in a farm is increased
5
(1) 45% (2) 45 % by 25% and the wages per head are decreased by 25%.
11 If it results in x% decrease in total wages, then the value
6 of x is
(3) 54 % (4) 55% (1) 0 (2) 25
11
57. The price of an article was increased by r%. Later the new 25
price was decreased by r%. If the latest price was ` 1, (3) 20 (4)
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HINTS & SOLUTIONS

.ANSWER KEY.
1. (2) 2. (3) 3. (3) 4. (4) 5. (1) 6. (1)
7. (1) 8. (1) 9. (3) 10. (2) 11. (2) 12. (1)
13. (2) 14. (2) 15. (1) 16. (3) 17. (3) 18. (2)
19. (4) 20. (4) 21. (4) 23. (1) 22. (2) 24. (3)
25. (2) 26. (3) 27. (2) 28. (1) 29. (2) 30. (2)
31. (3) 32. (1) 33. (4) 34. (2) 35. (2) 36. (4)
37. (1) 38. (3) 39. (1) 40. (4) 41. (1) 42. (4)
43. (2) 44. (2) 45. (1) 46. (3) 47. (3) 48. (1)
49. (1) 50. (2) 51. (4) 52. (3) 53. (3) 54. (1)
55. (1) 56. (2) 57. (4) 58. (1) 59. (2) 60. (4)

P-Q 30 P´ x
1. (2) = (P + Q) × = 4´
2 100 100
Þ 5 (P – Q) = (P + Q) × 3
4x
Þ 5P – 3P = 5Q + 3Q Þ =1
100
Þ 2P = 8Q
Þ x = 25
Þ P = 4Q

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2. (3) After taking away respective balls,
30 50
Number of balls in the box = 75 + 25 + 50 = 150 7. (1) (x + y) = (x - y)
100 100
50 Þ 30x + 30 y = 50x – 50 y
\ Percentage of black balls = ´ 100
150 Þ 80y = 20x
100 1 20 1
= = 33 % Þ y= x= x
3 3 80 4
3. (3) Group A = 40% Þ y is 25% of x
8. (1) x% × 0.1 = 0.01
60 ´ 75
Group B = = 45%
100 x
Þ × 0.1 = 0.01
Group C = 15% 100
If the total number of students be x, then
0.01´ 100
Þ x= = 10
x ´ 15 0.1
= = 12
100 9. (3) Let the total number of employees be x.
12 ´ 100 69
Þ x= = 80 Þ x´ = 20700
15 100
4. (4) C = 100, A = 150, B = 125
20700 ´100
Þ x= = 30000
150 ´125 69
\ Required percentage = ´ 100 = 20%
125 10. (2) 1 hour 45 minutes
20 50 3 7
5. (1) (A + B) × =B× Þ 1hours = hours
100 100 4 4
A+B B Þ 1 day= 24 hours
Þ =
5 2 7
Þ 2A + 2 B = 5B 4 ´100
\ Required per cent =
24
2A
Þ 2A = 3B = =3
B 7
= ´ 100 = 7.292%
4 ´ 24
A
2 -1 11. (2) Require answer
2A - B B
\ =
2A + B A æ 20 ö æ 20 ö
2 +1 =ç ´ 100 ÷ % = ç ´ 100 ÷ %
B è 100 + 20 ø è 120 ø

3 -1 2 1 50 2
= = = = % = 16 %
3 +1 4 2 6 3
6. (1) a × 120 = b × 80
æ 10 ö
12. (1) x=ç ´ 100 ÷ %
b 120 3 è100 + 10 ø
Þ = =
a 80 2
æ 1000 ö æ 100 ö 1
=ç %=ç %=9 %
b 3 è 110 ÷ø è 11 ÷ø 11
+1 +1
b+ a a 2 Note : If A is r% more than B, then B is
\ = =
b-a b 3
-1 -1 æ r ö
a 2 çè ´ 100 ÷ % less than A.
100 + r ø
5 20
2 13. (2) \ Required percentage = ´ 100
= 1 =5 120
2 50 2
= = 16 %
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14. (2) Let the original price be ` 100 20. (4) Let the initial expenses on rice, fish and oil be ` 12
new price after 10% decrease = ` 90 x, ` 17x and ` 3x respectively.
In order to restore the price to its original value, it \ Total expenditure
must be increased by ` 10 = ` (12x + 17x + 3x) = ` 32 x
After increase,
10 100 1
% increase = ´ 100 = = 11 %
90 9 9 120
Expenditure on rice = ` ´ 12 x = ` 14.4x
R ´ 100 100
15. (1) Required % =
100 ± R 130
Expenditure on fish = ` ´ 17 x = ` 22.1x
12.5 ´ 100 100
\ Required % =
100 + 12.5
150
Expenditure on oil = ` ´ 3 x = ` 4.5x
1250 100 1 100
= = = 11
112.5 9 9 Total expenditure = ` (14.4x + 22.1x + 4.5x) = ` 41x
16. (3) Let A’s income = ` a and B’s income = ` b Increase = ` 41x – 32 x = 9x
a × 60% = b × 75% \ Percentage increase
Þ a×4=5×b
9x 225 1
= ´ 100 = = 25 %
b 4 32 x 8 8
Þ =
a 5
1
Now, b = a × x% 21. (4) 20 % of A = 30% of B = of C
6
b x
Þ = 20A 30B C
a 100 Þ = =
100 100 6
x 4
Þ = B
100 5
A 10 C
4 Þ = = = k (let)
5 3 6
Þ x= × 100 = 80
5
10
17. (3) Let Nitin’s initial salary = ` 100 Þ A = 5k, B = k, C = 6 k
3
After 10% reduction,
New salary = 90% of 100 = ` 90 10 k
\ A : B : C = 5k : : 6k = 15 : 10 : 18
Again after 10% increase 3
90 ´110 22. (2) Let the number of boys = 3x and that of girls = 2x
New salary = = ` 99 Number of boys who do not hold scholarship = 80%
100
\ Percentage decrease = 1% of 3x
80 12 x
43 = 3x ´ =
18. (2) Women = ´ 311250 = 161250 100 5
100
Number of girls who do not hold scholarship
Men = 311250 – 161250 = 150000
\ Total number of literate person 70 14 x
= 2x ´ =
100 10
161250 ´ 8 24
= + 150000 × \ Number of students who do not hold scholarship
100 100
= 12900 + 36000 = 48900 12 x 14 x 24 x + 14 x 38 x
= + = =
19. (4) Let the first number be x and second number be y. 5 10 10 10
60 x 52 y 38 x
\ y– =
100 100
\ Required percentage = 10 ´ 100
Þ 100y – 60x = 52y Þ 48y = 60x 5x

x 48 4 38
\ = = = ´ 100 = 76%
y 60 5 10 ´ 5

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23. (1) Boys = 30, Girls = 20 (let) 28. (1) Let the larger number be x
Boys getting no scholarship = 24 Þ According to question,
Girls getting no scholarship = 15 x – 20 = 20% of x
Sum = 24 + 15 = 39
x
or, x – 20 =
39 5
\ Required percentage = ´ 100 = 78
50
x
24. (3) Let the number of boys be 3x and that of girls be 2x. or, x- = 20
5
Number of boys who are not adults
or, 5x – x = 20 × 5
3 x ´ 80 12 x or, 4x = 20 × 5
= =
100 5 Þ x = 5 × 5 = 25
Number of girls who are not adults 29. (2) Let the numbers be x and y and x > y.
According to the question,
2 x ´ 75 3x
= = 1 1
100 2 6 of x = 8 % of y
Number of students who are not adults 2% 2

12 x 3x 13 17
= + or, % of x = % of y
5 2 2 2
or, 13x = 17y
24 x + 15 x 39 x
= = 17
10 10 or, x = y
13
39 x
17
\ Required per cent = 10 ´100 = 78 \ y – y = 1660
5x 13
17 y - 13 y
æ xy ö or, = 1660
25. (2) Effective value = ç x + y + ÷% 13
è 100 ø
or, 4y = 1660 × 13
æ 25 ´ 25 ö 1660 ´13
= ç 25 - 25 - ÷% or, y = = 5395
è 100 ø 4
[Here, x = 25, y = – 25] = – 6.25%
x
Negetive value shows decrease 30. (2) Original fraction =
26. (3) Larger number = x and small number = 520 – x y

96 x ( 520 - x ) 120
x
\ = × 112
12 4
100 100 100
=
80 5
Þ 96x = 520 × 112 – 112x y´
Þ 112x = 520 × 112 100
Þ 208x = 520 × 112 120 x 4
Þ =
520 ´ 112 80 y 5
Þ x= = 280
208
6x 4
\ Smaller number = 520 – 280 = 240 Þ =
4y 5
27. (2) If the number of threes in the garden be x, then
60 25 20 x 4 4 8
x× ´ ´ = 1500 Þ = × =
100 100 100 y 5 6 15

3 1 1 x
Þ x× ´ ´ = 1500 31. (3) Let original fraction be =
5 4 5 y
1500 ´ 5 ´ 4 ´ 5 According to the question,
Þ x= = 50000
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39. (1) Percentage of candidates who failed in one or two or
120 both subjects = 52 + 42 – 17 = 77
x
100 5
= \ Percentage of passed candidate = 100 – 77 = 23
95 y 2
40. (4) Failed candiates
100
1100 ´ 50 900 ´ 60
120 x 5 = + = 550 + 540 = 1090
Þ = 100 100
95 y 2
1090
\ Required percentage = ´ 100 = 54.5
x 5 95 95 2000
Þ = × =
y 2 120 48 41. (1) Percentage of the candidates passing in English or
32. (1) In 1 litre i.e. 1000 ml of mixture, Mathematics or both
Alcohol = 700 ml. = n(E) + n(M) – n(E Ç M)
Water = 300 ml = 80 + 85 – 73 = 92
Let x ml of alcohol is mixture, Þ Percentage of candidates who failed in both the
subjects = 100 – 92 = 8
300 42. (4) Difference of percentages of maximum markes
\ × 100 = 15
1000 + x obtained by two candidates = 32% – 20% = 12%
Þ 1000 + x = 2000 Difference of scores between two candidates
Þ x = 1000 ml = 30 + 42 = 72
33. (4) Let x ml of water be added. \ 12% of maximum marks = 72

20 + x 72 ´ 100
\ ´ 100 = 50 \ Maximum marks = = 600
100 + x 12
Þ 40 + 2x = 100 + x \ Pass marks = 20% of 600 + 30
Þ x = 60 ml = 120 + 30 = 150
34. (2) Required fractional decrease 150
\ Required percentage = ´ 100 = 25%
R 50 1 600
= = = 43. (2) Percentage of candidates passed in English or Math
100 + R 100 + 50 3
35. (2) % decrease in consumption or both = 80 + 85 – 75 = 90%
\ Percentage of successful candidates = 10
25
= ´ 100 = 20% 100
100 + 25 Total number of candidates = 45 × = 450
10
36. (4) Required increase percent
44. (2) Rule : If the value of a number is first increased by
40 x% and later decreased by x%, the net change is
= ´ 100
100 - 40
x2
always a decrease which is equal to x% of x or
40 200 2 100
= ´ 100 = = 66
60 3 3 Here x = 10%
25 10 ´ 10
37. (1) % reduction = ´ 100 \ % decrease = =1
100 + 25 100
25 æ 20 ´ 20 ö
´ 100 = 20 45. (1) Change in his salary = çè 20 - 20 - ÷%
=
125 100 ø
38. (3) If the total number of students be x, then æ 400 ö
= ç- % = -4% = 4% decrease
è 100 ÷ø
90 x 85 x
x= + - 150 Note : If A is first increased by x% and then decreased
100 100
Þ 100x = 90x + 85x - 15000 æ xy ö
by y% the net % change = çè x - y - ÷%
Þ 175x – 100x = 15000 100 ø
Þ 75x = 15000 If the result is positive, the change indicates increase
Þ x = 200 and if the result is negative, the change indicates
decrease.

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AB 600 600
46. (3) Net % change = A + B + \ – = 10
100 3x x
Here, A = 20%, B = – 10% 4
200 æ 4 1ö
\ Net % change = 20 - 10 - Þ 600 ç - ÷ = 10
100 è 3x x ø
= 10 – 2 = 8%
+ ve sign shows increase æ 4-3ö
Þ 600 ç ÷ = 10
è 3x ø
(10 )2
47. (3) Required change = % decrease 600
100 Þ = ` 20
3x
= 1% decrease
48. (1) Percentage decrease 3x 3 ´ 20
\ New price = = = ` 15/kg
25 4 4
= ´ 100 = 20% 52. (3) Required population after two years
125
49. (1) Original price of wheat = ` x /kg. 2
æ 10 ö
= 180000 ç 1 + ÷
4x è 100 ø
New price of wheat = ` kg
5
11 11
= 18000 × ×
320 10 10
4 x - 320 = 217800
\ =5
5 x
2
53. (3) Required population = 50000 æç 1 +
4 ö
æ 5 1ö ÷
Þ 320 ç - ÷ = 5 è 1000 ø
è 4x x ø
26 26
æ 5-4ö = 50000 × × = 54080
Þ 320 ç ÷ =5 25 25
è 4x ø 54. (1) Population of the village two year ago
320 P 67600
Þ =5 =
4x =
2 2
æ R ö æ 4 ö
çè1 + ÷ ç1 + ÷
320 100 ø è 100 ø
Þ x= = `16
4´5
67600 ´ 25 ´ 25
50. (2) Let the original price of sugar = ` x /kg. = = 62500
Reduced price of sugar = 80% of x 26 ´ 26
55. (1) If the price of machine 3 years ago be ` x. then
x ´ 80 4x
= =` kg 3
100 5 æ 10 ö
729 = x ç1 - ÷
1 è 100 ø
36 36
\ – =
4x x 2 3
æ 9ö
5 Þ 729 = x × ç ÷
è 10 ø
45 36 1 Þ x = ` 1000
Þ – =
x x 2 56. (2) The batsman scored 3 × 4 + 8 × 6 = 60 runs by
boundaries and sixes respectively. Then,
9 1
Þ = Runs scored by running
x 2 = 110 – 60 = 50
Þ x = 9 × 2 = ` 18 kg \ Required percentage
51. (4) Original price of rice per kg = ` x (let)
50 500 5
3x = ´ 100 = = 45
\ New price of rice per kg = ` 110 11 11
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57. (4) Let the initial value be A.
70
When it is increased by r% it becomes : 58. (1) Number of boys = ´ 504 = 1176
30
A(r + 100) 59. (2) Required sum = 0.5 % of 19000
A + r% of A =
100
0.5 5
Now, when it is decreased by r% it becomes = 19,000 × = 19,000 × = ` 95
100 1000
A(r - 100) 60. (4) Let the original number of employees be 100 and
- r% of
100 wages per head be ` 100.
Total wages = ` (100 × 100) = ` 10000
A(r + 100) A(r + 100) æ r ö
= çè1 - ÷ New number of employees = 125
100 100 100 ø
New wages per head = ` 75
A(r + 100)(100 - r) Total new wages = ` (125 × 75) = ` 9375
=
10000 Decrease = ` (10000 – 9375) = ` 625

æ 10000 - r 2 ö 625 625 25

10000 \ Percentage decrease = ´ 100 = =
\A ç =1 Þ A = `
è 10000 ÷ø (10000 - r 2 )
10000 100 4

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