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Question 1: When 75 is added to 75% of a number, the answer is the number. Find 40% of that number. (a) 100 (b) 80 (c) 120 (d) 160 The right answer is option c Let the number be p. 75% of p + 75 = p ⇒(75/100)p + 75 = p ⇒...

Question 1: p is six times as large as q. The percent that q is less than p, is Question 2: If the income of Ram is 12.5% more than that of Shyam, the income of Shyam is less than of Ram by [learn_more...

Question 1: The strength of a school increases and decreases in every alternate year by 10%. It started with increase in 2000. Then, the strength of the school in 2003 as compared to that in 2000 was (a) increased by 8.9% (b) decreased by 8.9% (c) increased by 9.8%...

In this article, we deal with topic of Product Constancy Ratio. This is essentially an application of percentages and can be quite useful while solving problems. What is the Product Constancy Ratio? In this concept, we essentially refer to the practice wherein two or...

Question 1: If the price of sugar is raised by 25%, find by how much percent a householder must reduce his consumption of sugar so as not to increase his expenditure ? (a) 10% (b) 20% (c) 18% (d) 25% Answers: (b) Percent...

In this article, we simply deal with the different types of problem based on Percentages. This lesson does not have any problems of its own but simply is based on the concepts we have studied so far. Problem Type-1: If a reduction of p % in the price of an article...

Percentages: Practice Exercise-1   Question 1: The price of sugar having gone down by 10%, a consumer can buy 5 kg more sugar for Rs 270. The difference between the original and reduced price per kg is (a) 62 paise (b) 60 paise (c) 75 paise (d) 53 paise...

Percentages: Practice Exercise-2 Question 1: If 60% of A = ¾ of B then A : B is (a) 9 : 20 (b) 20 : 9 (c) 4 : 5 (d) 5 : 4 Question 2: If 2/3 of A = 75% of B = 0.6 of C, then A : B : C is equal to (a) 9 : 8...

In this article, we simply deal with the different types of problem based on Percentages. This lesson does not have any problems of its own but simply is based on the concepts we have studied so far. This article is an extension of the previous article. You can read...

Percentages: Practice Exercise-3   Question 1: In an examination, 75% candidates passed in English and 60% passed in Mathematics. 25% failed in both and 240 passed the examination. Find the total number of candidates. (a) 492 (b) 300 (c) 500 (d) 400 [learn_more...

Percentages: Practice Exercise-4   Question 1: In a class, the average score of girls in an examination is 73 and that of boys is 71. The average score for the whole class is 71.8. Find the percentage of girls. (a) 40% (b) 50% (c) 55% (d) 60% [learn_more...

In this article, we provide you a short and effective summary for Percentages. We cover a list of 15 formulas and short-cuts that you can use for Percentage questions. The following is a list of important formulas for Percentage: 1. Percent implies “for every...