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Qn #1565
The average marks of boys in a class is 52 and that of girls is 42. The average marks of boys and girls combined is 50. The percentage of boys in the class is
Qn #1150
Fresh grapes contain 90% by weight while dried grapes contain 20% water by weight. What is the weight of dry grapes available from 20 kg of fresh grapes?
Qn #1135
A dealer offers a cash discount of 20% and still makes a profit of 20%, when he further allows 16 articles to a dozen to a particularly sticky bargainer. How much percent above the actual price price were his was the listed price of the article?
Qn #960
If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 25% and denominator decreased by 20%, the new value is 5/4. What is the original value?
Qn #955
In an examination, 78% of the total students who appeared were successful. If the total number of failures was 176 and 34% got first class, then how many students got first class?
Qn #950
Shiva gave 40% of his monthly salary to his mother from the remaining he used 7% for electronic gadgets and 23% he kept aside for his monthly expenses. The remaining amount he transferred to his friend’s account. The sum of the amount he gave to his mother and he transferred to his friend account was 41000. What was Shiva’s monthly salary?
Qn #949
In a competitive examination in Maharashtra state 9% candidates got selected from the total appeared candidates. Tripura state had an equal number of candidates appeared and 12% candidates got selected with 102 more candidates got selected than Maharashtra state. What was the number of candidates appeared from each state?
Qn #925
In a city, 40.1% of the adults are illiterate while 85.1% of the children are literate. If the ratio of the adults to that of the children is 2:3, then what percent of the population is literate?
Qn #691
Hemant deposits 10% of his salary in PF. He saves 30% of the remaining salary. The ratio of his expense on medicine and groceries is 3:4 of the remaining salary after saving. If his expense on the medicine was Rs. 2700, then find his monthly salary.
Qn #676
In the half yearly exam only 60% of the students were passed. Out of these (passed in half-yearly) only 70% students are passed in annual exam, out of remaining students (who fail in half-yearly exam) 80% passed in annual exam. What percent of the students passed the annual exam?
Qn #570
Aryan bought 100 shares of a company at Rs. 50 per share. He paid a brokerage fee of 2% on the purchase. Later, he sold all the shares at Rs. 55 per share and paid a brokerage fee of 2% on the sale. What is Aryan’s net profit percentage on his investment?
Qn #564
In the half yearly exam only 60% of the students were passed. 
Out of these (passed in half-yearly) only 70% students are passed in annual exam, out of remaining students (who fail in half-yearly exam) 80% passed in annual exam. What percent of the students passed the annual exam?
Qn #548
In a recent survey of 500 employees in a company, it was found that 60% of the employees prefer coffee over tea, 25% prefer tea over coffee, and the remaining 15% have no preference. If 20% of the employees who prefer coffee are also tea drinkers, how many employees prefer only tea?
Qn #540
After allowing 20% cash discount, a trader still earns a profit of 11.11%. How much above the cost price, the trader marks his goods?
Qn #494
If a number is increased by 30% and then decreased by 20%, what is the net change?
Qn #492
The percentage change in area of a rectangle by decreasing its length and increasing its breadth by 5% is
Qn #405
A number which, when increased by 15% becomes 161. What is the original number?
Qn #395

What is the output of the following flowchart?

  1. Read quantity and unit price
  2. amount = quantity × unit price
  3. discount = 10% of amount
  4. amount = amount − discount
  5. Print amount
Qn #365
After successive discounts of 15% and 8%, an article was sold for ₹391. What was the original price?
Qn #289
What is the percentage of vegetarian students in class 12?
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Qn #250
The length and breadth of a square are increased by 40% and 30% respectively. The area of the resulting rectangle exceeds the area of the square by:
Qn #246
An article is sold at a certain price. By selling it at 2/3 of that price one loses 10%. The gain percent at original price is:
Qn #245
The retail price of a product is Rs. 1265. If the manufacturer gains 10%, the wholesale dealer 15% and the retailer 25%, then the cost of the production of the product was:
Qn #244
A cricket team won 40% of the total number of matches it played during a year If it lost 50% of the matches played and 20% matches were drawn, the total number of matches played by the team during the year was:
Qn #243
P is six times as large as Q. The percent that Q is less than P, is:
Qn #115
If each edge of a cube is increased by 50%, find the percentage increase in its surface area?
Qn #20
Tarun got 30% concession on the labelled price of an article and sold it for Rs. 8,750 with 25% profit on the price he bought. What was the labelled price ?
Qn #18
A vendor bought 6 toffees for a rupee. How many for a rupee must he sell to gain 20% ?
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