Increase Percentage

Q. By what number must a given number '$x$' be multiplied to increase the number by $50\%$?

1. 0.5
2. 3.5
3. 1.5
4. 2.5

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When the price of fans was reduced by $20\%$, the number of fans sold is increased by $40\%$.What was the effect on the sales in rupees?

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$75\%$ of what number is $15$

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$80\%$of what number is $6$$?$

Q. The number of students in a primary school increases by 20% every year. If the number of students in the previous year was 700, then what will be the number of students in the present year ?

1. 600
2. 840
3. 720
4. 960

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Arun scored $70$ out of $80$ in maths paper and Seema scored $80$ out of $90$ in Science paper. Who scored better between the two.

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If the price of milk increase from $Rs30$ per litre to $Rs31.50$ per litre. Find the percentage increase.

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By what must a number be multiplied to increase it by $22\%$?

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Rahul got $24$ marks out of $40$. What is the percentage of marks he got?

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If the price of milk increases from ₹ $24$ per litre to ₹ $32.40$ per litre, then what is the percentage increase in the price?

1. 25%

2. 15%

3. 35%

4. 45%

Q. I saw a book marked at ₹ 200 yesterday. I had ₹ 160 with me. What percentage of the existing amount would I require more to purchase that book?

1. 20%
2. 15%
3. 25%
4. 12%

Q. The weight of a machine is 40 kg. By mistake, it was weighed as 40.8 kg. Find the error percent.

1. 5%
2. 2%
3. 4%
4. 3%

Q. The total cost for purchasing 25 ice cream scoops is $\$$26.25. The base price of an ice cream scoop is $\$0.95$, and the frosting costs extra.

If the frosting cost increases by $\$$0.2, calculate the number of ice cream scoops we fall short of.

1. 3
2. 4
3. 5
4. 6

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Maya scored $42$ out of $50$ in a Maths test and $54$ out of $60$ in a science test. Find the percentage of marks in both subjects. In which subject did she perform better?

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Tarun got $400$ marks out of $1000$ and Saran got $350$ marks out of $700.$Whose performance is better $?$

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Chatar scored $500$ marks out of $700$ and Rani scored $420$ marks out of $500$.

Whose performance is better ?

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The population of a city increases by 10% 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. 1, 11, 000

2. 1, 34, 500

3. 1, 56, 500

4. 1, 21, 000

Q. The total cost for purchasing 25 ice cream scoops is $\$$26.25. The base price of an ice cream scoop is $\$0.95$, and the frosting costs extra.

If the frosting cost increases by $\$$0.2, calculate the number of ice cream scoops we fall short of.

1. 3
2. 4
3. 5
4. 6

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

1. 10

Q.

FInd a number whose $8\%$ is $6$

Q.

Express as a percentage.

$2\frac{3}{16}$

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Convert the following marks into percentages and find out who has scored the highest marks.

$Alka=\frac{28}{50},Minto=\frac{11}{20},Sohan=\frac{23}{25}$

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

1. 50%

2. 40%

3. 60%

4. 75%

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The number of students in a school is increased by $7\%$this year. If the present strength of students in the school is $15,194$ , what was the last year?

Q. If a quantity is increased to $1.7$ times its original value, then the increase in percentage is $170\%$.

1. True
2. False

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Express as a percentage.

$\frac{7}{8}$