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Standard VIII
Mathematics
Finding Increase or Decrease Percentage in Situations
If 10
Question
If
10
% of a number is
12
, then what is the value of
5
% of half of the original number?
A
6
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B
3
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C
4
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5
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Solution
The correct option is
B
3
Let the number be
x
.
Then
10
%
of a number is equal to
0.1
x
=
12
or
x
=
120.
Half of
x
is
60
Hence,
5
%
of
60
is
3
.
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