Percentage Increase

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A town’s population increases at a constant rate. In $2010$the population was $55,000$. By $2012$ the population had increased to $76,000$. If this trend continues, predict the population in $2016$.

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Fill in the blanks to make the statement true: A _______ with its denominator $100$ is called a percent.

Q.

A shopkeeper increased the price of an article by $25\%$.

If the original price of the article is $₹125$, find the new price of the article.

Q.

On Sunday, 845 people visited the zoo; whereas on Monday, only 169 people visited. Find the percentage decrease in the number of visitors on Monday.

1. 20%

2. 80%

3. 30%

4. 25%

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Last year the cost of oranges was Rs 72 per dozen. This year the price is Rs 48 per Score. Find the percentage change in the price of oranges. (1 score = 20 units)

1. 50%

2. 40%

3. 60%

4. 80%

Q.

Sunil spent $\frac{24}{50}$ part of his salary on shopping and saved the rest. What percentage of the salary is his savings?

1. 24%
2. 26%
3. 48%
4. 52%

Q.

If the price of a television is increased by 8%, calculate the new price if its original price was ₹15000.

1. ₹ 16200

2. ₹ 16900

3. ₹ 15200

4. ₹ 16000

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A food company reduced the amount of salt in one of their food products from $700$ milligrams to $630$ milligrams.

What is the percent decrease in the amount of salt in the food product?

Q. The population of a city decreased from 25, 000 to 24, 500. Find the percentage decrease.$\left[2\right]$

Q. The cost of petrol was ₹400 per litre. If it increases by , then the revised cost would be ₹440 per litre.

1. 20%
2. 40%
3. 10%
4. 30%

Q. Ramya earned ₹8000 out of which she spent ₹2000 on shopping. What % of her earnings did she spend on shopping?

1. 25

Q. Total sales of laptop in the state of Kerala for both the years is what percent of the total sales of laptop in the state of Tamilnadu for both the years?

1. $65.2\%$
2. $56.8\%$
3. $78.7\%$
4. $89.1\%$

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A number decreased by 28% becomes 540. Find the number.

1. 650

2. 750

3. 700

4. 800

Q.

Find the value of $6.5\%$ $of$ $200kg$.

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The cost of an apartment was ₹42 lakh. After 6 months, there was a 10% increase in its price, what is the new cost of the apartment?

1. 44, 20, 000

2. 44, 60, 000

3. 42, 20, 000

4. 46, 20, 000

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The number that is obtained after increasing 70 by 30 $\%$ is:

1. 101

2. 90

3. 91

4. 81

Q. A man loses an amount equal to the selling price of 4 apples on selling 36 apples. His loss per cent is

1. 12.5
2. 11.11
3. 10
4. 9

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The cost of an apartment was ₹42 lakh. After 6 months, there was a 10% increase in its price. What is the new cost of the apartment?

1. ₹ 42, 20, 000

2. ₹ 46, 20, 000

3. ₹ 44, 20, 000

4. ₹ 44, 60, 000

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In measuring the length and breadth of a rectangle, errors of $5\%$ and $3\%$ in excess, respectively, are made. The error percent in the calculated area is

1. $7.15\%$

2. $6.25\%$

3. $8.15\%$

4. $8.35\%$

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The number that is obtained after increasing 70 by 30 $\%$ is:

1. 90

2. 91

3. 101

4. 81

Q.

The number that is obtained after increasing 70 by 30 $\%$ is:

1. 90

2. 91

3. 101

4. 81

Q. The price of flags offered by 3 companies are given. The company which offers cheaper deal is .

1. Company A
2. Company B
3. Company C

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When a quantity is increased to 1.7 times its original value, the increase in percentage is :

1. 70%

2. 170%

3. 30%

4. 80%

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If the cost of a book worth ₹50 is increased by ₹25, then the percentage increase in its price is _____ .

1. $25\%$

2. $20\%$

3. $50\%$

4. $10\%$

Q. The price of flags offered by 3 companies are given. The company which offers cheaper deal is .

1. Company A
2. Company B
3. Company C

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The population of a city increases by 10% in every 5 years. If the population of the city in the year 1990 is 1, 34, 310. What was the population in the year 1980?

1. 90, 000

2. 1, 00, 000

3. 1, 11, 000

4. 1, 00, 210