Assignment 1 Percentage (Aptitude)

BOP 21

1) The population of a town increased from 1, 75,000 to 2, 62,500 in a decade. What is the average percent increase
of population per year?
Ans: 5%Increase in 10years =(262500−175000)=87500
Increase %=(17500087500×100)%=50%
∴ Required average=(1050)%=5%

2) John's salary was decreased by 50% and subsequently increased by 50%. How much percent does he loss?
Ans: Let John's initial salary = Rs.100

After decreasing by 50%, John's salary = Rs. 50 (because it will become half)

After subsequently increasing by 50%, John's salary

Loss = 100−75=100−75= Rs.2525

Loss percent =25100×100=25%
3) Arun got 30% of the maximum marks in an examination and failed by 10 marks. However, Sujith who took the
same examination got 40% of the total marks and got 15 marks more than the passing marks. What were the
passing marks in the examination?
Ans: Let x be the total marks (40-30)%x=10+15
x=250 250(40%)-15 =85
or 250(30)%+10=85
4) A student multiplied a number by 3/5 instead of 5/3.What is the percentage error in the calculation?
Ans:
(100 *5)/3 = 500/3. 
Student multiplied = (100 *3)/5 = 300/5.
%Error = (1600 *100 *3)/(15*500) = 64%.
5) Ram sells his goods 25% cheaper than Shyam and 25% dearer than Bram. How much percentage is Bram's goods
cheaper than Shyam?
Ans: Let selling price of goods by Shyam be Rs.100.

Therefore, Selling price of goods by Ram = Rs.75

Now, according to the question,

125% of selling price of goods by Hari = 75

= Selling price of goods by Hari = 100125×75100125×75 = 60

So, Hari's goods are cheaper than Shyam's goods by

40100×100%40100×100% = 40%

6) 30% of a number when subtracted from 91, gives the number itself. Find the number.
Ans: Let us assume the number as 'x'
91-( *x) = x

91-(3x/10)=x

x-91=-3x/10

x = 

10x = -3x+910

13x = 910

x = 910/13

= 70

Therefore x = 70

7) In an examination, Mohit obtained 20% more than Sushant but 10% less than Rajesh. If the mark obtained by
Sushant is 1080, find the percentage marks obtained by Rajesh if the full marks is 2000.
Ans: marks obtained by Sushant = 1080. Also, it is said that Mohit has obtained 20% more than Sushant.
Therefore marks obtained by Mohit = 1080 + 1080 x 0.2 = 1080 + 216 = 1296.
8) If 40% of a number is equal to two-third of another number, what is the ratio of first number to the second
number?
Ans: Let 40% of A= 32 B
Then, 10040A = 32B
=> 52A=32B
=> BA = (32×25)=35
∴ A:B=5:3

9) An electric appliance is priced at Rs. 600 initially. Because of market recession, price was successively reduced
three times, each time by 10% of the price after the earlier reduction. What is the current price?
Ans:
10) A student who gets 20% marks fails by 20 marks, but another student who gets 36% marks gets 44 marks more
than minimum passing marks. Find the maximum number of marks and percentage necessary for passing.
Ans: let the max. marks be x
20℅ of x + 20= 36℅ of x- 44
20/100 x+ 20= 36/100 x- 44
x/5 + 20 = 9/25 x- 44
x+100/5= 9x- 1100/25
25(x+100)=5(9x-1100)
25x+2500=45x-5500
2500+5500=45x-25x
8000=20x
x=8000/20
=400
max. marks=400
℅ required for pass=20℅of 400+20
=20/100×400 +20
=80+20
=100 marks
 11) If decreasing 120 by x% gives the same result as increasing 40 by x%, then x% of 210 is what percent less than
(x +20)% of 180 ?
Ans: 16 2/3
12) The income of Raju is 20% more than his expenditure. If his income increases by 60% and his expenditure
increases by 70%, then by what percent does his savings increase/decrease?

Ans: Let the current expenditure be Rs. 100. Presently he saves 20% i.e, Rs. 20

New expenditure after 70% increase is Rs. 170. New income is (120 + 60% of 120) = Rs. 192. New savings are 192 - 170
= Rs. 22, which is an increase of 10% from Rs. 20.

13) The income of A is 25% more than that of B and the income of C is 65% less than the sum of the incomes of A
and B. Income of C is what percent less than the income of A?
Ans: let the income of B 4x
The income of A = 4x x[5/4]= 5x
The income of C= (4x+5x) x [35/100] = 3.15x
Required % = [(5x-3.15x)/5x] x 100 = 37%
14) 40.1 % of 360.2 — 59.98 % of ?=12 [Find approximate value]
Ans: (0.401 * 360.2) - (0.5898x) = 12

11.976 (Approx)
15) From the salary of Shreya, 15% is deducted as house rent, 15% she spends on children’s education and 20% on
watching movies. If her savings are Rs.8450/- then her total salary is:
Ans: She spends = 50%
remaining 50% = 8450
Total salary = 8450 × 100 / 50
 = 845000 / 50
 = 16900
16) Mithun went to a shop and bought things worth Rs. 75, out of which 90 Paise went on sales tax on taxable
purchases. If the tax rate was 18%, then what was the cost of the tax free items?
Ans:69.1
17) The Shopkeeper increased the price of a product by 75% so that customer finds it difficult to purchase the
required amount. But somehow the customer managed to purchase only 140% of the required amount. What is the
net difference in the expenditure on that product?
Ans: Price =Quantity×Rate
  1x1=1
 1.4x1.75=2.45
 Decrease in price = (0.175/1) × 100
 = 17.5%
18) From the salary of Pooja, 40% is deducted as house rent, 20% of rest she spends on children's education and 40%
of balance she spends on watching movies. If her savings are Rs.5760/- then her total salary is:
Ans:20000
19) Chana dhal is now being sold at Rs. 70 a kg. Last month, is rate was Rs. 80 per kg. By how much percent should a
family reduce its consumption so as to keep the expenditure fixed?
Ans: 11.11
20) On a test consisting of 500 questions, Divya answered 80% of the first 250 questions correctly. What percent of
the other 250 questions does she need to answer correctly for her grade on the entire exam to be 60%?
Ans: 40%
No of correct ans= 80% of 250 =200
For 60% marks correct ans from total questions = 60% of 500 = 300
Remaining questions to be answered correctly=300-200=100
Required % = 100/250=0.4 i.e 40%
21) In a test, minimum passing percentage for girls and boys is 60% and 25% respectively. A boy scored 560 marks
and failed by 160 marks. How many more marks did a girl require to pass in the test if she scored 216 marks?
22) In an examination it is required to get 672 aggregate marks to pass. A student gets 70% marks and is declared
failed by 126 marks. What are the maximum aggregate marks a student can get?
Ans: 780
23) The price of dhal is increased from $ 30 to $ 37.5 per kg. Find the percentage increase in price.
Ans: 25%
24) The population in a small town increases from 50000 to 63750 in one year. Find the percentage increase in
population.
Ans: 27.5%
25) Find the increase value if 450 is increased by 90 %.
Ans:855