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Q. The price of the book is ₹ 200. If it goes down by 10%, what is the new price of the book?

1. ₹ 210
2. ₹ 180
3. ₹ 160
4. ₹ 190

Q. A cement company earns a profit of Rs. $8$ per bag of white cement sold and a loss of Rs. $5$ per bag of grey cement sold.
The company sells $3,000$ bags of white cement and $5,000$ bags of grey cement in a month. What is its profit or loss?

Q.

Write the opposite of each of the following statements.

$30\%$ decrease

Q. A man was engaged on a job for $30$ days on the condition that he would get a wage of Rs. $10$ for the day he works , but he have to pay a fine of Rs. $2$for each day of his absence. If he gets Rs. $216$ at the end. He was absent for work for how many days ?

1. $7$ days
2. $8$ days
3. $9$ days
4. $10$ days
5. None of these

Q. A person saves every year $20$ $\%$ of his income. If his income increases every year by $10$ $\%$, then his savings increase every year by

1. $10$ $\%$
2. $5$ $\%$
3. $2$ $\%$
4. $1$ $\%$

Q. The average salary of nine workers in a factory is Rs. 28000 per month. If the salary of the manager is Rs 50000 per month, find the average salary paid to all the employees.

Q. Soft drink A has water to lime ratio of 3 : 5 while soft drink B has 4 : 6. Find the drink which has less percentage of lime and what is the difference in percentage?

1. A < B by 2.5%
2. A > B by 3.5%
3. A < B by 3.5%
4. A > B by 2.5%

Q. $A,B$ and $C$ are employed to do a piece of work for $Rs.529.$ $A$ and $B$ together are supposed to do $\frac{19}{23}$ of the work and $B$ and $C$ together $\frac{8}{23}$ of the work. What amount should $A$ be paid ?

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If the present petrol price is ₹50, then what is the new price when:

i) there is an increase of 20% on the original price?

ii) there is a decrease of 10% on the original price?

1. ₹60, ₹45

2. ₹75, ₹80

3. ₹45, ₹60

4. ₹80, ₹75

Q. At what rate percent per annum a sum of Rs.$1,800$ will become Rs. $2,700$ in $10$ years?

1. $5\%$
2. $6\%$
3. $10\%$
4. $8\%$

Q. At what time will the sum rs. 1200 amounts to rs. 1500 at $6\frac{1}{2}\%$ per annum.

Q. If $29$ workers were paid $Rs3335$ as wages, then how many workers can be paid with $Rs4830$ at the same rate?

Q. A large watermelon weighs 20 kg and 96% of its weight is water. When it is kept in the sun, due to evaporation of water, it was observed that now, 95% of its weight is water. What is the reduced weight of the watermelon?

1. 17 kg
2. 16.5 kg
3. 18 kg
4. 16 kg

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A man's salary increased by 10% and then again by 10%. Due to corrections made by the company, his salary was decreased by 20% . By what percent did his salary increase or decrease overall?

1. $3\frac{1}{5}$% decrease

2. $3\frac{2}{5}$% incease

3. $4\frac{1}{5}$% decrease

4. $4\frac{3}{5}$% increase

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

1. 650

2. 750

3. 700

4. 800

Q.

If 20 is decreased by 50%, then we obtain 10.

1. True

2. False

Q. If 20 is decreased by 50%, we get .

1. 12
2. 15
3. 10

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

Q.

The number 4000 is first increased by 25% and then decreased by 30%. Find the resulting increase or decrease %.

1. 12.5% increase

2. 12.5% decrease

3. 10 % decrease

4. 10% increase

Q. Meera saves Rs. $400$ from her salary. If this is $10$% of her salary. What is her salary?

Q. Find the number which when decreased by $8\%$ becomes $506.$

Q. Ramesh credits $15\%$ of his salary in his fixed deposit plan and spends $30\%$ of the remaining amount on groceries. If the cash in hand is Rs. $2380$, what is his salary?

1. Rs. $5000$
2. Rs. $4500$
3. Rs. $3500$
4. Rs. $4000$