Increase or decrease in Percentage

Q. Ravi has purchased a vehicle at ₹ 60, 000. He sold it at a price $30\%$ less than its value to Amit. Amit spent $5\%$ of the amount he purchased in repairs. Find the percentage decrease of the price of the vehicle, including the repair price also.

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Q.

The speed of a car is $80km/hour$. It is

a) increased by $10\%$.

b) decreased by $10\%$.

Find the new speed of the car in the two cases.

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The price of a car increases from Rs $1,75,000$ to Rs $1,85,000$. Find the percentage increase in the price of the car.

Q.

The price of the washing machine decreased from $₹20000to₹18000$. Find the percentage decrease in the price of the washing machine.

Q.

A man got a $10\%$ increase in his salary. If his new salary is $Rs.1,54,000$, find his original salary.

1. $Rs.1,40,000$

2. $Rs.1,44,000$

3. $Rs.1,30,000$

4. $Rs.1,20,000$

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Write the opposite for given statement " $25\%$ increase "

Q. When the price of a toy increased by 20% the number of toys sold was decreased by 15%. The effect on the sales of the shop is :

1. $4\%$ increase
2. $4\%$ decrease
3. $2\%$ increase
4. $2\%$ decrease

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A number was increased by 20%. By what percent it should be decreased again to obtain the original number?

1. $16\frac{2}{3}\%$

2. $14\frac{2}{3}\%$

3. $15\frac{3}{4}\%$

4. $12\frac{5}{6}\%$

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A number 24000 is increased successively by 15% , 25 % and 20%. Find the overall increase in percentage.

1. 75%

2. 80%

3. 60%

4. 72.5%

Q. The number obtained after increasing 200 by 20% is ______.

1. 240

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The value of a machinery is ₹10000, which is depreciating at the rate of 15% annually. What will be the value of the machinery after 2 years in rupees?

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State true or false
If 20 is decreased by 50%, then we obtain 10.

1. True

2. False

Q.

A decrease in the number of balloons from 50 to 25 is x%. The value of x is :

1. 50%

2. 22.22%

3. 66.66%

4. 55%

Q. The number obtained after increasing 100 by 30% is 130.

1. False
2. True

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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%

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

1. 10

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

1. 10% increase

2. 12.5% increase

3. 12.5% decrease

4. 10 % decrease

Q. Madhu and Kavitha purchased a new house for $Rs.3,20,000$. Due to some economic problems they sold the house for $Rs.2,80,000$.
Find (i) the loss incurred. (ii) the loss percentage.

Q. If a quantity is increased to 1.7 times of its original value, then find the percentage increase.

1. 170%

2. 35%

3. 70%

4. 17%

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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. ₹ 46, 20, 000

3. ₹ 44, 60, 000

4. ₹ 42, 20, 000

Q. A sweet seller declares that he sells sweets at the cost price. However, he uses a weight of $450$ gms instead of $500$ gms. His percentage profit is-

1. $10$%
2. $11$%
3. $11\frac{1}{9}$ %
4. $10\frac{1}{9}$ %