Estimation of Amounts (In Percentages)

Q. The population of a city is 155625. For every 1000 men, there are 1075 women.If $40\%$ of men and $24\%$ of women are literate, then what is the percentage of literate people in the city?

1. $30\%$
2. $32\%$
3. $32\frac{10}{15}\%$
4. $32\frac{59}{83}\%$

Q.

A mixture of 70 litres of juice and water contains $10\%$ of water. How much water must be added to make the water content $12.5\%$ of the resulting mixture?

1. 2 L

2. 1 L

3. 4 L

4. 3 L

Q. The salaries of A, B and C together amount to Rs. 333, and they spend $80\%$, $85\%$ and $75\%$ of their respective salaries.If their savings are in the ratio 7 : 6 : 9, then their respective salaries in rupees are

1. None of these
2. Rs. 102, Rs. 118 Rs. 113
3. Rs. 105, Rs. 120 Rs. 108
4. Rs. 85, Rs. 125 Rs. 123

Q. A large watermelon weighs 20 kg with 96% of its weight being water.It is allowed to stand in the sun and due to water evaporation, only 95%, of its weight is water. Its reduced weight of the watermelon will be :

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

Q. If Sam owes Rs. 2, 700 on a credit card, and his minimum payment is 10%, how much must he pay?

1. 297
2. 243
3. 270
4. 540

Q. If Sam owes Rs. 2, 700 on a credit card, and his minimum payment is 10%, how much must he pay?

1. Rs. 297
2. Rs. 243
3. Rs. 270
4. Rs. 540

Q. The salaries of A, B and C together amount to Rs. 333, and they spend $80\%$, $85\%$ and $75\%$ of their respective salaries.If their savings are in the ratio 7 : 6 : 9, then their respective salaries in rupees are

1. 102, 118, and 113
2. 105, 120, and 108
3. 85, 125, and 123
4. 100, 200, and 115

Q.

A mixture of 70 litres of juice and water contains $10\%$ of water. How much water must be added to make the water content $12.5\%$ of the resulting mixture?

1. 1 L

2. 2 L

3. 3 L

4. 4 L

Q. If Sam owes Rs. 2, 700 on a credit card, and his minimum payment is 10%, how much must he pay?

1. Rs. 297
2. Rs. 243
3. Rs. 270
4. Rs. 540

Q. The population of a city is 155625. For every 1000 men, there are 1075 women.If $40\%$ of men and $24\%$ of women are literate, then what is the percentage of literate people in the city?

1. $30\%$
2. $32\%$
3. $32\frac{59}{83}\%$
4. $32\frac{10}{15}\%$