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 If A is 95% of B, then what per cent of A is B?

1. 110 3/19%

2. 104 7/19%

3. 107 17/19%

4. 105 5/19%

The ratio between the monthly income and the expenditure of Vaidic is 8 : 5. If his income increases by 20% and his expenditure increases by 30%, then find the percentage increases or decreases in his monthly savings.

1. 5 2/3% increase

2. 5 2/3% decrease

3. 3 1/3% increase

4. 3 1/3% decrease

Suhani pays tax at the rate of 30% on her entire income of Rs. 90000 and Ritika pays tax at the rate of 40% on her entire income of Rs.y. If the overall tax rate on their combined income comes to 37%, then what is the value of y?

1.  Rs. 204000

2.  Rs. 216000

3.  Rs. 213000

4. Rs. 210000

If x% of 280 = 15% of 240 + 20% of 310, then the value of x is:

1. 38

2. 35

3. 30

4. 40

Raj’s income is Rs 45,000 and his expenditure is Rs 33,000. IF his income is increased by 20% and expenditure by 12%, then what will be the percentage increase in saving?

1. 48%

2. 56%

3. 36%

4. 42%

In a factory, 48% of the number of male workers is equal to two-third of the number of female workers. What is the ratio of the number of males to that of the female in the factory?

1. 25 : 12 

2. 12 : 25 

3. 18 : 25 

4. 25 : 18

In a constituency, 85% of the total number of people on the electoral roll cast their votes during an election. 10% of the votes cast were declared invalid. If there were 3,00,000 people on the electoral roll, and Dharam secured 1,37,700 valid votes, what percentage of the total number of valid votes did Dharam secure?

1. 50.5%

2. 70.2%

3. 45.9% 

4. 60.0% 

The monthly income of a person was Rs 80,000 and his monthly expenditure was Rs 45,000. Next year, his income increased by 16% and his expenditure increased by 8%. Find the percentage increase in his savings (correct to 2 decimal places).

1. 26.29%

2. 25.35% 

3. 44.36% 

4. 30.25%

If 65% of 350 − ?% of 250 + 40% of 120 = 158, then find the value of ? 

1.  57 

2. 63 

3. 47 

4. 54

Two numbers are, respectively, 17% and 50% more than a third number. The ratio of the two numbers is :

1. 27 : 25

2. 39 : 50 

3. 19 : 11 

4. 29 : 25 

Aditya buys 300 mangoes for Rs 1,100. Some of these mangoes are rotten and are thrown away. He sells the remaining mangoes at Rs 5 each and makes a profit of Rs 150. Find the percentage of mangoes thrown away. 

1. 16 1/2%

2. 15 2/3%

3. 16 2/3%

4. 16 1/3%

If the price of petrol increased by 7%, then by what percentage should the consumption be decreased by the consumer, if the expenditure on petrol remains unchanged?

1. 6 58/107%

2. 5 11/107%

3. 3 49/107%

4. 4 99/107%

In a certain year, the population of a city was 18000. If in the next year, the population of males increased by 5% and that of females increased by 7%, and the total population increased to 19200, then what was the ratio of the populations of males and females in that given year?

1. 2:5 

2. 1:5

3. 4:3 

4. 3:5 

Two successive increments of 30% each is by what percentage more than two successive decrements of 30% each? (Correct to two decimal places)

1. 32.54% 

2. 28.15% 

3. 25.25%

4. 35.29%

The price of an article is increased by r%. The new price was decreased by r% later. Now the latest price is Rs. 1, What was the original price of the article? 

1. ??????????/??????????−?? ?? 

2. ??????????−?? ??/??????????

3. ??????/??????−?? ??

4. ??????/??−?? 

Pass percentage of an examination is 35%. If a student who got 210 marks, failed by 14 marks, then what are the maximum marks of the examination?

1. 600

2. 660

3. 620

4. 640

The monthly income of a person was Rs 12,000 and his monthly expenditure was Rs 8,000. Next year, his income increased by 10% and his expenditure by 8%. Find the percentage increase in his savings.

1. 10%

2. 14%

3. 12%

4. 15%

John got 20% marks in an examination and failed by 10 marks. In the same examination, Jack got 35% marks which were 20 more than the minimum passing marks. Find the percentage of minimum marks required to pass.

1. 30

2. 35

3. 25

4. 20

In January 2022, Kriti paid an EMI, which was 22% of her monthly salary. She spent the remaining salary on shopping of groceries and clothes in the ratio 7:5. She spent Rs 18,200 on shopping of clothes. If, in February 2022, her salary increased by 16%, then what was her salary (in Rs) in February?

1. 66,350 

2. 68,520 

3. 70,250 

4. 64,960

A person spends 25% of his income on goods of daily uses. Furthermore, he spends 18% of the rest on house rent and 16% of the rest on travel. After that only Rs 861 is left with him. What is his salary?

1. Rs 1852 1/3

2. Rs 1666 2/3

3. Rs 1563 1/3

4. Rs 1426 1/3

In an examination a candidate had to sit for three papers A, B and C. The candidate secured 75% marks in Paper A, 80% marks in Paper B, and 60% marks in Paper C. If the weightage assigned to Papers A, B and C were 40%, 50% and 10%, respectively, then find the weighted percentage of marks obtained by the candidate, when all the three papers were taken together.

1. 77%

2. 74% 

3. 72%

4. 76% 

Rima spends 35% of her monthly income on food articles and 15% of the remaining on clothes. She saves 40% of the remaining income. If her monthly salary is Rs 27,500, how much does she save (in Rs) every month?

1. 6077.5

2. 6170.5 

3. 6277.5

4. 6370.5 

Out of the total toffees, 1/10 are wasted. 35% of the rest are given to S and 1/8 of the total are given to N. If the toffees with N are 10 more than the wasted toffees, then how many toffees were given to S?

1. 126

2. 150

3. 110 

4. 135

A family income is Rs.35,000 in a month. The family spends the income on various expenditures, viz., food, health, education, entertainment, and rent. After incurring all the expenditures, 8% is saved every month. The expenditure on health is 50% more than that of food. While food is three times of the expenditure on entertainment, the expenditure on health is half of the expenditure on education. The expenditure on rent is onethird of the combined expenditure on food, health and education. How much expenditure (in Rs.) is incurred on education?

1. 12600

2. 8400 

3. 13200 

4. 7700

In the first month, the income of Mohan increases by 30%. In the second month his income decreases by 30%. What will be percentage increase or decrease in the income after two months? 

1. 15% increase 

2. 9% increase 

3. 15% decreases

4. 9% decreases

Which of the following is the least?

 12% of 625

15% of 555

10% of 720

9% of 845

1. 9% of 845

2. 12% of 625 

3. 10% of 720 

4. 15% of 555

Ravi initially used to save 20% of his monthly income. Recently his monthly income was raised by 25%. His nominal savings also went up by 5%. What percentage of his present nominal income does Ravi currently save?

1. 25% 

2. 20%

3. 15%

4. 16.8%

If, in a competitive exam, the marks obtained by Sam are 19% less than those of Peter, then the marks obtained by Peter are how much percentage more than the marks obtained by Sam? (Correct to two decimal places)

1. 28.64% 

2. 22.25% 

3. 21.51% 

4. 23.46%

A father gives 8% of his monthly income to both his sons as pocket money. The elder son gets 85% of the total amount given to both the sons. He spend 90% of the amount and saves ?17. What is the monthly income of father?

1. Rs.5,000 

2. Rs.4,500

3. Rs.3,500 

4. Rs.2,500

If the price of petrol is increased by 81%, by what percentage should the consumption of petrol be decreased by the consumer if the expenditure on petrol remains unchanged? (Correct to two decimal places) 

1. 40.45% 

2. 41.25% 

3. 43.12% 

4. 44.75%

Soham’s initial expenditure and savings were in the ratio of 5 : 3. His income increases by 25%. If his initial savings were ?4,500, find his income (in Rs.) after the increment.

1. 16000

2. 15000

3. 9375

4. 12000

In an election, 2% persons enrolled in the voter list did not participate and 500 votes were invalid. Two candidates A and B fought the election, and A defeated B by 200 votes. If 43% of the persons enrolled in the voter list casted their votes in favor of A, then what is the number of the total casted votes? 

1. 2450

2. 2800 

3. 3000 

4. 3250

An electronic store owner allows two successive discounts of 20% and 25% on each item. The store has a reward points scheme which enables a customer to get free shopping worth ?0.10 on every 1 reward point credited to the customer’s account on previous purchases from the store. A customer decides to buy a laptop that is marked at ?72,000. What will be its net selling price if he has 2850 reward points to his credit?

1. Rs.43,200 

2. Rs.42,915 

3. Rs.42,215 

4. Rs.42,942

In an election between two candidates, 10% f the voters in the voter list did not cast their vote, whereas 10% of the votes cast were found to be invalid. The winning candidate got 56% of the valid votes and won the election by a margin of 1,458 votes. What is the total number of voters enrolled in the voter list?

1. 14,000 

2. 15,000 

3. 16,000

4. 13,000

4. In an election between three candidates, Arjun, Bhaskar and Saral contested for a post. Arjun got 50% votes more than Saral, and Saral got 2% votes less than Bhaskar The difference between the votes of Bhaskar and Saral is 1296. What is the half of the difference between the votes of Arjun and Bhaskar?

1. 38888 

2. 13988 

3. 7766 

4. 15228 

In a constituency, 90% of the total number of people on the electoral roll cast their votes during an election, 15% of the votes cast were declared invalid. Jeeta secured 60% of the valid votes. If jeeta secured 91,800 valid votes, what was the total number of people on the electoral roll? 

1. 2,16,000 

2. 2,25,000 

3. 1,80,000 

4. 2,00,000

If the four numbers, 39, 117, 17 and y are in proportion, then find the value of y.

1. 49 

2. 51

3. 57

4. 85

The mean proportion between 7 and 112 is:

1. 42

2. 28

3. 21

4. 14

A and B have some toffees. If A gives one toffee to B, then they have equal number of toffees. If B gives one toffee o A, then the toffees with A are double with B. The total number of toffees with A and B are ____. 

1. 12 

2. 10

3. 14

4. 15 

The ratio of the number of boys to that of the girls in a school is 11 : 15. If there are 200 more girls than boys in the school, what is the number of boys in that school?

1. 550 

2. 750 

3. 506 

4. 605 

The ratio between the monthly income and the expenditure of Vaidic is 8 : 5. If his income increases by 20% and his expenditure increases by 30%, then find the percentage increases or decreases in his monthly savings

1. 5 2/3 increase

2. 5 2/3 decrease

3. 3 1/3 increase

4. 3 1/3 decrease

In a bag containing red, green and blue pens, the ratio of red, blue and green pens, in the given order, was, 7 : 4 : 9. If the total number of pens in the bag was 320, how many of them were red pen?

1. 112 

2. 105

3. 119

4. 126

A bag contains Rs 550 in the form of 50, p, 25 p and 20 p coins in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5.The difference between the amounts that are contributed by the 50 p and the 20 p coins is :

1. Rs 30 

2. Rs 20

3. Rs 10 

4. Rs 0

. The third proportional to (x2 − y2) and (x − y) is :

1. (x − y) 

2. ??−??/??+??

3. ??+??/??−?? 

4. (x+y)

If 405 : y : : y : 125, and y > 0, then find the value of y.

1. 225 

2. 205

3. 215

4. 235

Find the fourth proportional of 144, 192 and 216.

1. 361

2. 288

3. 324

4. 289

A varies directly as (B + 18) and A = 108 when B = 36. Find the value of A when B = 68.

1. 75

2. 86

3. 127

4. 172

The seats for Mathematics, English and Chemistry in a school are in the ratio of 6 : 4 : 7. If these seats are increased by 20%, 40% and 60%, respectively, the ratio of the increased seats is :

1. 9 : 7 : 8

2. 9 : 7 : 14

3. 1 : 2 : 3 

4. 7 : 9 : 14

The third proportional between 25 and 35 is :

1. 35 

2. 49 

3. 40

4. 25

The salaries of a father, mother and daughter are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. What will be the ratio of their salaries if there was an increase of 15%, 10% and 20%., respectively?

1. 19 : 13 : 15

2. 23 : 33 : 60

3. 17 : 37 : 50 

4. 17 : 18 : 25

Radhika owns 2 dogs, 3 rabbits and 4 parrots as pets. What is the ratio of the number of rabbits to the total number of pets Radhika owns? 

1. 2:3

2. 1:3

3. 3:1

4. 3:2

The fourth proportional of the numbers 8, 12 and 14 is : 

1. 15 

2. 18

3. 24

4. 21

If a :b : : b : c, and b = 96, then which of the following can be a possible pair of values of a and c?

1. a = 24; c = 374 

2. a = 32; c = 288

3. a = 48; c = 168 

4. a = 16; c = 586

If 28 : 98 ::98 : y, find the value of y.

1. 333 

2. 338

3. 348 

4. 343

Three numbers are in the ratio ??/?? : ??/?? : ??/???? . The difference between the smallest and the greatest numbers is 12. Find the number which is NEITHER the smallest NOR the greatest.

1. 96

2. 108 

3. 100

4. 104

A pole is 9030 cm long. It is colored saffron, white and green in the ratio of 6:7:8. Find the length of the green part of the pole

1. 3440 cm

2. 3010 cm

3. 3480 cm 

4. 2580 cm

Which of the following is the lowest ratio?

1. 8:19

2. 15:38

3. 17:38

4. 13:19

The fourth proportional to 8, 32 and 13 is: 

1. 39

2. 40 

3. 26 

4. 52 

The ratio of the number of boys in a school to the total number of boys and girls in that school is 7 : 17. If the number of boys in that school is 1099, then how many girls are there in that school?

1. 1570 

2. 1580

3. 1560

4. 1550

What smallest positive number should be subtracted from 2 and 3 so that 4 is the third proportion to them?

1. 1

2. 2

3. 4

4. 3

If the third proportional of 3x2 and 4xy is 48, then find the positive value of y

1. 3

2. 5

3. 2

4. 4

The third proportional to 7 and 63 is:

1. 576

2. 567

3. 441

4. 625

Avinash’s monthly salary is ?50,000 and his monthly expenditure is ?18,000. Radha’s monthly salary is ?60,000 and her monthly expenditure is ?24,000. Find the ratio of Radha’s savings to Avinash’s saving’s. 

1. 9 : 8

2. 9 : 7

3. 6 : 5

4. 8 : 7

The marked price of mustard oil is 25% more than its cost price. At what percentage less than the marked price should it be sold to have no profit and no loss?

1. 15% 

2. 20%

3. 18% 

4. 22% 

A shopkeeper offers the following two discount schemes.

A) Buy 3 get 4 free

B) Buy 5 get 6 free

Which scheme has the maximum discount percentage?

1. A

2. A does not give any discount

3. A and B both have the same discount percentage

4. B

A shopkeeper uses 940 gm weight in place of one kg weight. He sells it at 4% profit. What will be the actual profit percentage? (rounded off to two decimal places)

1. 9.25%

2. 10.32% 

3. 10.64% 

4. 10.96%

A dealer processing to sell his goods at cost uses 950 grams weight for 1 kg. His gain percentage is: (rounded off to two decimal places)

1. 5.35% 

2. 5.26% 

3. 5.86% 

4. 5.96%

A trader allows a 20% trade discount and a 30% cash discount. If the list price is Rs. 1200, then the selling price (in Rs.) is:

1. 627

2. 720 

3. 762 

4. 672

Three successive discounts of 15%, 20%and 25% are given. What will be the net discount in percentage? 15%, 20% ?? 25% ?? ??? ??????

1. 52%

2. 49% 

3. 46% 

4. 40%

 A shopkeeper gains 20% in place of 16% loss if the selling price of an article is increased by ?324. The cost price of the article is: 

1. Rs.900 

2. Rs.750

3. Rs.1350

4. Rs.60

. The successive discounts of 12%, 20% and 25% is equivalent to a single discount of:

1. 52.2% 

2. 49.5%

3. 47.2%

4. 57.0%

Ram sells a suitcase to Mohan at 20% profit. Mohan sells it to Shyam at a 40% profit. If Shyam pays Rs.1430 for it. then the price at which Ram bought it is: 

1. Rs. 875 

2. Rs.870 

3. Rs.880 

4. Rs.851.19

After allowing a discount of 15%, the value of a washing machine is Rs 29.750. If no discount is allowed, then the shopkeeper gains 12%. The cost price of the washing machine is :

1. Rs 31,25 

2. Rs 31,500

3. 31,750

4. 32,000

A table was bought for Rs 3,000 and sold for Rs 3,200. Find the gain or loss in terms of money.

1. Gain Rs 200

2. Loss Rs 200 

3. Gain Rs 100

4. Loss Rs 150

If the selling price of an article is doubled, then the profit becomes four times. What was the original profit percentage? 

1. 75%

2. 100%

3. 50% 

4. 25%

A dealer marks his goods at 20% above the cost price and allows a discount of 15% on the marked price. What is his gain or loss percentage?

1.  4% gain 

2. 2% loss 

3. 2% gain

4. 4% loss

A shopkeeper sells an item at a profit of 15% and uses a weight which is 20% less. Find his actual profit percentage.

1. 4.5% 

2. 50% 

3. 40%

4. 43.75%

A shopkeeper offers the following discount schemes for buyers on an article:

i. Two successive discount of 15% each.

ii. A discount of 25% followed by a discount of 5%.

iii. Two successive discounts of 20% and 10%.

iv. A discount of 30%

Under which scheme will the selling price be maximum?

1. Scheme iv

2. Scheme iii 

3. Scheme ii

4. Scheme i

A shopkeeper offers the following two discount schemes. 

A) Two successive discounts of 10% and 15%.

B) Buy 5 get 2 free.

Which scheme has the maximum discount percentage?

1. B does not give any discount 

2. B

3. A and B both have the same discount percentage

4. A

On purchase of articles worth Rs 10,000, a shopkeeper offers a flat discount of Rs 500 to his customers. Further, by shopping using a credit card, he gives an additional discount of 7%. If a customer purchases article worth Rs. 1000 using a credit card, then how much is he/she required to pay? 

1. Rs 8,835

2. Rs 9,000 

3. Rs 8,815 

4. Rs 9,300

The percentage profit earned by selling an article for Rs 2,000 is the same as the percentage loss incurred by selling the same article for Rs 1,200. At what price should that article be sold to make a profit of 20%?

1. Rs 2,000 

2. Rs 1,800

3. Rs 1,920

4. Rs 1,840

The difference (in Rs) between a discount of 35% on Rs 3,600 and two successive discounts of 30% and 5% on the same amount is :

1. 54

2. 78 

3. 82 

4. 52

The marked price of a ceiling fan is Rs 4,200 and the shopkeeper allows a discount of 5% on it. If his profit is 14% then the cost price of the fan is :

1. Rs 3,200 

2. Rs 3,800

3. Rs 3,000

4. Rs 3,500

By selling a watch for Rs 2,000, a shopkeeper loses 20%. How much would he gain or lose by selling it for Rs 3,000?

1. 20% gain 

2. 25% gain

3. 15% loss

4. 25% loss

The marked price on a book is Rs 1,000. In a book fair, it is available for sale with a discount scheme offering two successive discounts of 12% and 8%. What is the final selling price (in Rs) of the book for a customer (rounded off to the nearest integer)?

1. 810 

2. 790 

3. 825

4. 800

A and B invested money in a business in the ratio of 7 : 5. If 15% of the total profit goes for charity, and A’s share in the profit is Rs. 5,950, then what is the total profit? 

1. Rs. 12,500 

2. Rs. 12,000

3. Rs. 10,500 

4. Rs. 11,750

A shopkeeper purchases six small cold drink bottles for Rs 100. For how much should he sell one such bottle to get a profit of 20%?

1. Rs 22 

2. Rs 20

3. Rs 21

4. Rs 23

A grocer claims that he is selling sugar at Rs 48/kg, which cost him Rs 50/kg, but he is giving 900 g instead of 1000 g. What will be the approximate percentage profit?

1. 7.5% 

2. 5.5% 

3. 8.5% 

4. 6.7% 

A dealer purchased a washing machine for Rs 9,000. He allows a discount of 10% on its makred price and still gains 10%. Find the marked price of the machine.

1. Rs 11,000

2. Rs 12,000

3. Rs 13,000 

4. Rs 10,000

A saree bought for Rs 500 is marked at 16% profit and later on sold at a sales discount of x% on the marked price. If the selling price of the saree is Rs 493, find the value of x.

1. 18 

2. 16 

3. 17

4. 15 

A shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% on the printed price of his goods and thus gains 20%. What is the ratio between the cost price and the printed price of the item?

1. 3 : 4 

2. 2 : 3

3. 4 : 5

4. 1 : 2

The marked price of a geyser is Rs 9,400 and the shopkeeper allows a discount 4% on it. Find the selling price of the geyser.

1. Rs 9,024 

2. Rs 9,124 

3. Rs 9,324 

4. Rs 9,224

A dealer marks an article 60% above the cost price and sells it to a customer allowing two successive discounts of 10% and 20% on the marked price. If he gains Rs 1,064 in the transaction, the cost price (in Rs) of the article is :

1. 8400

2. 7000 

3. 6300 

4. 7200

A shopkeeper sold a pair of headphones for Rs 5,520 at a gain of 20%. What would have been the gain or loss percent if it had been sold fo rs 4,370? 

1. Gain 15% 

2. Loss 5% 

3. Gain 2% 

4. Loss 10%

The marked price of a frock is Rs 4,500. It is to be sold at Rs 2,400 at two successive discounts. If the first discount is 20%, then the second discount will be :

1. 40%

2. 30% 

3. ???? ??/?? %

4. ???? ??/?? % 

A seller professes to sell his fruits at cost price but still gains ?? ?? ???? %. How much does he give for 1 kg?

1. 905 gm 

2. 5 gm 

3. 900 gm

4. 950 gm

A shopkeeper offers three schemes as given below to sell a particular type of product.

Which of the following schemes offer(s) the maximum discount percentage? 

A. Buy 6, get 4 free

B. Buy 5, get 5 free

C. Two successive discounts of 18% and 24%

1.  Only B

2. Only B and C 

3. Only A and C 

4. Only A 

The cost of 50 dozens of bananas is Rs 2,400 and the transport cost per banana is Rs 0.25. The selling price is Rs 10 for a pair of bananas. What is the profit percentage (rounded off p to one decimal place?

1. 14.5% 

2. 17.6% 

3. 15.4% 

4. 16.7%

A retailer announces a discount of 30% for selling an air-conditioner marked at Rs 92,000. The cost price of the air-conditioner is 70% below the marked price. He offers a further discount of 20% if the buyer presents his membership card of the retailer’s store. The profit of the retailer with the membership card scheme is what percentage of the profit of the retailer without the membership card scheme?

1. 62%

2. 65% 

3. 70%

4. 74%

The cost price and selling price of rice are the same. Due to a faulty weighing machine, the seller earns a 15% profit, If Rs. X is the cost price of 1000 gm rice and the machine is changed which shows 1000 gm instead of 950 gm, what should be the selling price (‘in Rs) now to get the same percentage of profit? 

1. 1.0295 x 

2. 1.0259x

3. 10.0925x 

4. 10.0950x

A dealer’s cost price for each fan he would like to sell is Rs 2,000. After allowing a discount of 20% on its marked price, he gains 20%. His marked price of the fan is :

1. Rs 5,000 

2. Rs 2,500

3. Rs 3,000 

4. Rs 4,000 

A sold an article to B at 25% profit and B further sold it to C by earning a certain profit. If the cost price of C is 30% more than the cost price of A, then find the profit percentage earned by B.

1. ?? ??/?? %

2. ??% 

3. ??% 

4. ?? ??/?? %

If successive discounts of 5%, 10% and p% are equivalent to a single discount of 31.6%, then the value of p is :

1. 15

2. 25

3. 20

4. 30

To earn a 12% profit, a shopkeeper sells a television for Rs 22,400. What should be the selling price (in Rs) of the television if he wants a double profit?

1. 24,000 

2. 24,800

3. 24,600 

4. 25,000

Three successive discounts of 25% each on the marked price of an item are together equivalent to a single discount (correct up to 2 decimal places) of : 

1.  62.35% 

2. 60.25% 

3. 56.45%

4. 57.81%

What is the equivalent discount percentage corresponding to two successive discounts of 9% and 17%?

1. 27.53% 

2. 26.47% 

3. 26.00%

4. 24.47% 

A shopkeeper marks his goods in such a way that after allowing a discount of 22% he gains 20%. If the price of the article is Rs 650., then its marked price is :

1. Rs 900 

2. Rs 1,000 

3. Rs 850

4. Rs 950

Ramlal marks up his goods by 40% and gives a discount of 10%. What is his net profit percentage?

1.  24% 

2. 26%

3. 28%

4. 32%

A shop provides flat 50% discount on one shirt, while another shop provides two successive discounts of 30% and 30%. If the difference in the bill is Rs 43, then find the cost of the shirt.

1. Rs 3,580 

2. Rs 3,850

3. Rs 3,260

4. Rs 4,300

Q.22 A shopkeeper bought 20 chairs for Rs 18,000. On selling them he had a gain equal to the selling price of four chairs. What is the selling price of each chair?

1.  Rs 1,125

2. Rs 1,200

3. Rs 1,250 

4. Rs 1,175

A dealer marks his goods at 20% above the cost price and allows a discount of 15%. What is his gain percentage?

1. 3% 

2. 4% 

3. 2% 

4. 1%

Ankita sold her watch at 5% loss. If she had sold it for Rs 300 more, she would have gained 5%. Find the selling price of the watch

1. 2,900 

2. Rs 2,750 

3. Rs 3,000

4. Rs 2,850 

A dishonest shopkeeper sells millet at Rs 20 per kg which he has bought at Rs 16 per kg and he is giving 800 gm instead of 1000 gm. Find his actual profit percentage.

1. 52.12% 

2. 58.36%

3. 54.25% 

4. 56.25% 

The marked price of a mobile phone is Rs 15,000 and the shopkeeper sold it for Rs 13,500. What is the rate of discount offered by the shopkeeper? 

1. 11% 

2. 9% 

3. 10% 

4. 12%

A shopping mart offers four different discounts schemes on the sale of an object as follows:

(1) A discou t of 30%

(2) Two successive discounts of 15%

(3) Buy 2, get 1 free

(4) Buy 5, get 3 free

Which discount scheme offers the maximum discount to a customer?

1. 1

2. 4

3. 2

4. 3

A notebook was sold for Rs 28 with a profit of 12%. If it had been sold for Rs 26.25, then what would have been the profit percentage?

1. 5%

2. 7%

3. 4%

4. 6%

A dishonest shopkeeper sells mangoes at Rs 30/kg bought at Rs 20/kg and he is giving 800 g instead of 1 kg. The shopkeeper’s actual profit percentage is:

1. 75%

2. 37.5% 

3. 50%

4. 87.5%

A person marks his goods x% above the cost price and allows a discount of 12% on the marked price. If his profit is 10% then the difference between x% and the profit percentage is :

1. 15%

2. 18% 

3. 13%

4. 10%

A shopkeeper bought certain number of apples for Rs.3,600. He sold one-fifth of them at a loss of 10%, one-fourth of the remaining apples at a loss of 5%, and two-third of the rest at a profit of 15%. At what price (in Rs.) should he sell the remaining apples to earn a profit of 27% overall? 

1. 1,548

2. 1,584 

3. 1,845

4. 1,864

Applied to a bill for ?50,000, the difference between a discount of 40% and two successive discounts of 36% and 4%,is :

1. Rs.875

2. Rs.1,440 

3. Rs.1,250 

4. Rs.720

The marked price of an article is Rs.50,000. Of three shopkeepers, the first one allows two successive discounts of 25% and 15%.The second one allows two successive discounts 20% and 20%. The third shopkeeper allows two successive discounts of 30% and 10%. From which shopkeeper does the customer get more profit? 

1.  First

2. Same for all the shopkeepers

3. Third

4. Second

Mona purchased two sets of jewellery for Rs.4,000 each. She sold these sets of jewellery, gaining 8% on one and loosing 6% on the other. Calculate her total loss or gain in this whole transaction.

1. Rs.120 gain 

2. Rs.80 gain 

3. Rs.80 loss

4. Rs.120 loss

The difference between a discount of 40% and two successive discounts of 30% on a certain bill was Rs.220. Find the amount of the bill (in Rs.).

1.  2200

2. 1100 

3. 1000 

4. 2000

The cost price of an article is decreased by 10% and then increased by 20%. If the final price is ?540, then the original cost price is:

1. Rs.500

2. Rs.650

3. Rs.550

4. Rs.600

A shopkeeper purchased 1600 mangos at the rate of Rs.120 per dozen. Out of these, he sold 900 mangoes at Rs.15 per mango and the remaining mangoes at Rs.14 per mango. His gain percentage is:

1. 45.625% 

2. 38.265%

3. 35.625%

4. 48.765%

The marked price of a microwave oven is Rs.15,990 and it is sold for Rs.12,792. What is the rate of discount offered?

1. 25%

2. 20% 

3. 21%

4. 24%

A shopkeeper sells his goods by allowing 18% discount and still earns 30% profit. If he sells his goods by allowing 12% discount on the marked price, then what will be his profit percentage (correct to 2 decimal places)?

1. 42.62% 

2. 35.45% 

3. 40.35%

4. 39.51% 

R’s weighing machine shows 400 gm when the actual weight is 350 gm. The cost price of almonds is ?880 per kg and packets of 200 gm are made using the faulty machine. What should be the selling price (in ?) of each packet to get a profit of 25%?

1. 197.50 

2. 175.50

3. 182.50

4. 192.50 

Which of the following will yield maximum discount on Rs.7,500?

1. Two successive discounts of 5% and 5%

2. Single discount of 10%/ 10%

3. Two successive discounts of 8% and 2%

1. 2

2. 1

3. All will yield the same discount

4. 3

The marked price of an article is 40% above its cost price. If its selling price is 73?? ?? % of the marked price, then the percentage profit is:

1. 2.9%

2. 2.7%

3. 2.6% 

4. 2.5%

Sita sold a whiteboard marker set at 10% profit. On selling it for Rs.20 more, she would have earned a profit of 15%. What is the cost price of the whiteboard marker set?

1. Rs.300 

2. Rs.350

3. Rs.450

4. Rs.400

Ram bought a cell phone and paid 30% less than its original price. He sold it at 50% profit on the price he had paid. The percentage of profit earned by Ram on the original price was:

1. 25% 

2. 50%

3. 15% 

4. 5%

Three successive discounts of 10% are available on the sale of a washing machine with a marked price of ?55,000. Find the final selling price (in ?) of the washing machine.

1. 40095 

2. 44000 

3. 40000 

4. 42095

A watch is purchased for RS.3,200 and sold for Rs.2,700. Calculate the percentage loss up to two places of decimal.

1. 15.18% 

2. 15.62%

3. 16.12%

4. 16.50%

A shopkeeper gives a 12% additional discount on the discounted price, after giving an initial discount of 25% on the labelled price of a radio. If the final selling price of the radio isRs.?792, then what is its labelled price (in Rs.)?

1. 1980

2. 2330 

3. 1320 

4. 1200

On selling a painting at Rs.1,498, the gain is 25% more than the loss incurred on selling it at Rs.1,300. In order to gain 25%, the selling price will be:

1.  Rs.1,735

2. Rs.1,335 

3. Rs.1,755 

4. Rs.1,388

A laptop is sold for ?54,000 after giving a discount of 20%. What is the list price (in ?) of the laptop?

1. 69500 

2. 67500

3. 70000 

4. 64800

A dishonest dealer sells articles at 15% loss on cost price but uses the weight of 20 g instead of 25 g. What is his profit or loss percentage?

1. 6.25% Profit

2. 6.50% Profit 

3. 7.55% Loss 

4. 5.25% Loss

If the cost price of 28 oranges is equal to selling price of 24 oranges, then the profit percentage is:

1.  16 ??/?? %

2. 16 ??/?? % 

3. 18 ??/?? % 

4. 18 ??/?? %

In what time will Rs.10,000 at 4% per annum, produce the same interest as Rs.8,000 does in 4 years at 5% simple interest? 

1. 5 years

2. 3 years

3. 4 years 

4. 6 years

. If the simple interest at the same interest rate on ?500 for 4 years and ?700 for 2 years, combined together, is ?280, then what is the rate of interest?

1. 9 ??/???? % 

2. 6 ??/???? %

3. 8 ??/???? %

4. 7 ??/???? %

A man invests a total sum of Rs. 10000 is company. A part of the sum was invested at 10% simple interest per annum and the remaining part at 15% simple interest per annum. If the total interests accurred to him in two years equals Rs. 2400, the sum invested at 15% simple interest per annum is:

1. Rs.8000 

2. Rs.4000 

3. Rs.6000

4. Rs.5000

If Rs.72 amounts to Rs.104.4 in 3 years, what will Rs.120 amount to in 5 years to in 5 years at the same rate percent per annum?

1. Rs.450

2. Rs.330

3. Rs.210 

4. Rs.215

. A sum of money invested at a certain rate of simple interest per annum amounts to Rs. 14552 in seven years and to Rs. 18906 in eleven years. Find the sum invested (in Rs.)

1. 6850 

2. 6900 

3. 6800 

4. 6750

A person took a loan at 5% per annum simple interest during the first year and with an increases of 0.5% simple interest every year from the second year onwards. After 4 years, he paid Rs 4,600 as a total interest to settle the loan completely. How much was the loan?

1.  Rs 20,000

2. Rs 19,000

3. Rs 18,000 

4. Rs 21,000

Money was lent on simple interest. After 12 years, its simple interest becomes ??/?? of the money. Find the rate of interest. 

1. 4% p.a. 

2. 2% p.a.

3. 5% p.a. 

4. 3% p.a.

. A person deposited Rs. 500 for 3 years, Rs. 650 for 5 years, and Rs. 1250 for 7 years. He received a total simple interest of Rs. 1620. The rate of interest per annum is:

1.  12% 

2. 13% 

3. 10.8%

4. 11%

If the simple interest for 5 years is equal to 25% of the principal, then the interest will be equal to the principal after _________ years. 

1. 20

2. 30

3. 25

4. 22

In how many years will a sum of Rs 9,500 amount to Rs 11,780 at the rate of 8% per annum at simple interest?

1. 3

2. 2

3. 4

4. 5

Am amount becomes double in 8 years on simple interest. In how many years would Rs 25,000 become Rs. 1,00,000 with the same rate of interest?

1. 32

2. 28

3. 16

4. 24

How much simple interest will Rs 6,000 earn in 21 months at 8% per annum?

1. Rs 750 

2. Rs 880 (

3. Rs 620 

4. Rs 840

A man took a loan of Rs 32,400 at a certain rate of simple interest per annum. The rate of interest is one-fourth of the number of years for which the loan is taken. If the paid Rs 11,664 as interest at the end loan period, the rate of interest was :

1. 3

2. 8

3. 5

4. 12

Archana took a loan of Rs 78,000 from a bank on 24th January 2012 at ?? ?? ?? % per annum simple interest and paid it back on 18th June 2012. Find the total amount paid by Archana. (Approximated to nearest integer). 

1. Rs 80,723 

2. Rs 90,730 

3. Rs 85,733

4. Rs 88,730 

R lends some money to S on which S pays Rs 17,000 more to R. S lends the same money to T, on which T pays 8.5% more to S. What should be the minimum amount (in Rs) that S must borrow so that he does not incur any loss in the process?

1. 2,00,000 

2. 2,25,000

3. 1,80,000

4. 1,70,000

A sum of money at a fixed rate of simple interest amount to Rs 1,630 in 3 years and to Rs 1,708 in 4 years. Find the sum (in Rs)

1. 1132 

2. 1296

3. 1396

4. 1448

A sum of money becomes ??/?? of itself in 2 years at a certain rate of simple interest. The rate per annum is :

1.  ?? ??/?? % 

2. ?? ??/'?? % 

3. ?? ??/?? % 

4. ?? ??/?? %

A sum of money earns a simple interest at 7.25% per annum for the first eight years, at 8.5% for the next six years, and at 6.5% for the final four years. If the total interest earned during these eighteen years was Rs 35,100, what was original sum invested (in Rs)?

1. 25,800

2. 25,500

3. 26,400 

4. 26,000

A person invests Rs 9,840 at 5% per annum simple interest to obtain a total amount of Rs 12,300. For how many years did he invest the sum? 

1. 5 years 

2. 4.5 years 

3. 3.5 years

4. 3 years

A sum of Rs 30,000 becomes Rs 38,400 after being invested at a simple interest of 8% per annum in how many years?

1.  3.5 

2. 4 

3. 2.5 

4. 3

At simple interest a sum of Rs 6,400 becomes Rs 8,320 in 3 years. What will Rs 7,2000 become in 5 years at the same rate?

1. Rs 10,000 

2. Rs 10,600

3. Rs 10,800 

4. Rs 10,400

A person borrowed some money on simple interest. After 4 years, he returned ??/?? of the money to the lender. What was the rate of interest?

1. 25% p.a. 

2. 10% p.a.

3. 15% p.a. 

4. 20% p.a

A certain amount is lent at x% p.a. simple interest for 3 years. Instead, if the amount was lent at 3x% p.a. simple interest for ‘y’ more years, then the simple interest would have been seven times the earlier interest. What is the value of y?

1. 3

2. 4

3. 5

4. 6

R wants to deposit Rs 80,000 in the bank for a year. In his account , the bank gives 12% simple annual interest but charges Rs 3,000 s a processing fee for the account. What would be his percentage earning in the account? 

1. 8.75% 

2. 9% 

3. 8.5% 

4. 8.25%

The rate at which a sum becomes four times of itself in 12 years at simple interest will be :

1. 20% 

2. 25% 

3. 35%

4. 30%

The simple interest on Rs 800 for 6 year at 5.5% per annum is equal to the simple interest on Rs 600 at 4% per annum for a certain period of time. The period of time is : 

1. 11 years 

2. 9 years 

3. 12 years 

4. 10 years

The interest on a certain deposit at 4.5% p.a. is Rs 135 in one year. How much will the additional interest in one year be on the same deposit at 5% p.a.?

1. Rs 16 

2. Rs 15 

3. Rs 14 

4. Rs 18

The time required for a sum of money to amount to three times itself at 8% simple interest p.a. will be :

1. 35 years 

2. 25 years 

3. 30 years

4. 20 years

The simple interest on a certain sum at the rate of 12.5% per annum for 6 years is ?13,500 less than the principal. Find the simple interest.

1. Rs.13,500 

2. Rs.54,000 

3. Rs.40,000

4. Rs.40,500

Rs.8,500 becomes Rs.11,050 in 6 years at a certain rate of simple interest. If the rate becomes 1.8 times of itself, the amount of the same principal in 5 years will be:

1. Rs.15,625 

2. Rs.14,350 

3. Rs.13,550 

4. Rs.12,325

The rate of simple interest for which Rs.9,000 will amount to Rs.10,200 in 4 years is: 

1. 4 ??/?? %

2. 7 ??/?? % 

3. 5 ??/?? %

4. 3 ??/?? %

S deposits a total of Rs.50,000 in two accounts which give 8% and 12% simple interest annually, respectively. After one year, he gets a total Rs.5,200. How much money does he deposit in the account with a 12% interest rate?

1. Rs.30,000 

2. Rs.32,000

3. Rs.20,000 

4. Rs.25,000 

At what rate percent per annum simple interest, a sum of money triples itself in 16 years?

1. 11.5% 

2. 11% 

3. 2% 

4. 12.5%

The interest earned on ?21,000 in 3 years at simple interest is ?6,400. What is the rate of interest per annum? 

1. 10 ??/???? %

2. 10 ??/???? % 

3. 10 ????/???? %

4. 10 ????/???? %

What is the present worth of Rs.1,100 due in 2 years at 5% simple interest per annum?

1. Rs.3,000 

2. Rs.2,000 

3. Rs.1,000

4. Rs.1,500

A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Rs.1,200 in 3 years and to Rs.1,350 in 4 years. The sum is:

1. Rs.650 

2. Rs.850

3. Rs.450 

4. Rs.750

Find the simple interest on Rs.27,000 at 14 2/3 % per annum for 8 months.

1. Rs.2,600 

2. Rs.2,630 

3. Rs.2,610 

4. Rs.2,640

The simple interest on an amount for 6 years at 4% p.a. is Rs.7,500 less than the simple interest on the same amount for 11 years. Find the amount.

1. Rs.38,000 

2. Rs.37,500 

3. Rs.37,000 

4. Rs.38,500

In what time will Rs.3,720 amount to Rs.5,282.4 at 12% simple interest per annum?

1. 3 years 

2. 3 ??/?? years

3. 5 ??/?? years

4. 5 years

In what ratio must water be mixed with milk, costing Rs.32 per litre, in order to get a mixture costing Rs.28 per litre?

1.  8:1 

2. 1:7 

3. 1:8 

4. 7:1 

In a mixture of 55 litres, fruit juice and water are in the ratio of 4 : 1. How much water (in litres) must be added to make the mixture ratio 2 : 17?

1. 9

2. 22

3. 11

4. 12

One quality of rice at Rs 45 per kg is mixed with another quality at a certain rate in the ratio of 3:2. If the mixture so formed is worth Rs 50 per kg, what is the rate per kg of the second quality of rice?

1. 57 

2. Rs 57.5 

3. Rs 58

4. Rs 58.5

If two qualities of pulses ‘X’ and ‘Y’ of prices Rs 100 and Rs 150 per kg are mixed in the ratio 7 : 20, then what is the price (in Rs) of this mixture of pulses (correct to the nearest Rupee)?

1. 137 

2. 135

3. 134 

4. 136 

Rice worth Rs 126 per kg and Rs 135 per kg are mixed with a third variety in the ratio of 1 : 1 : 2. If the mixture is worth Rs 153 per kg, then the price of the third variety per kg (in Rs) is :

1. 182.5

2. 195.5

3. 133.5

4. 175.5

Rice worth Rs.35 per kilogram and Rs.38 per kilogram are mixed with a third variety in the ratio 2 : 1 : 2. If the mixture is worth Rs.42 per kilogram, the price of the third variety per kilogram is:

1. Rs.52

2. Rs. 53 

3. Rs.54 

4. Rs. 51

A 40-litre mixture contains 25% alcohol and 75% water. If 10 litres of water are added to the mixture, the percentage of alcohol in the new mixture is:

1. 27% 

2. 18%

3. 20% 

4. 25%

A vessel is filled with liquid, 5 parts of which are water and 11 parts syrup. What part of the mixture must be drawn off and replaced with water so that the mixture may be syrup and water in the ratio 3 : 2?

1. 14/45 

2. 27/35

3. 36/65

4. 7/55

Rini has mixed two colours ‘C₁’ and ‘C₂’ in the ratio 2 : 3. If the rate of the colour ‘C_1’ is RS.500 per unit and she is selling the mixture of the two colours at RS.650 per unit at breakeven price, then what is the rate (in RS.) per unit of the second colour, that is, ‘C₂’?

1. 750 

2. 725

3. 760

4. 765

The average of 36 numbers was fond to be 45. Later, it was detected that 84 was misread as 48. Find the correct average of the given numbers.

1. 58 

2. 48

3. 46

4. 56

20 students of a college went to a hotel. 19 of them spent Rs 175 each on their meal and the 20th student spent Rs 19 more than the average of all the 20. Find the total money spent by them.

1. Rs 3,490 

2. Rs 3,540

3. Rs 3,520

4. Rs 3,500 

The average weight of a team of 20 people was calculated to be 59.8 kg and it was later discovered that one weight was misread as 68 kg instead of 77 kg. The correct average weight is :

1. 70.25 kg

2. 61.25 kg 

3. 60.25 kg

4. 60.50 kg

According to Raghav, his weight is more than 64 kg but less than 74 kg. His sister does not agree with Raghav and she thinks that his weight is more than 60 kg but less than 69 kg. His mother’s view is that his weight cannot be more than 68 kg. His father’s view is that his weight cannot be more than 67 kg. If all are them are correct in their estimation, then what is the average of different probable weights of Raghav measured (in kg)? 

1. 66

2. 67

3. 68

4. 65

5. In a group of 32 students, the average weight was 18.5 kg. When 4 students left the group, the average came down to 15.5 kg. What was the average weight (in kg) of those 4 students?

1. 39.5

2. 37.5

3. 27.5

4. 36.5

. In Rs 150, B buys 10 pens for Rs 8 each, 10 erasers for Rs 5 each and some sharpeners for Rs 4 each. What is the average price per item in Rs?

1. 8

2. 7

3. 10

4. 6

The average of 8 numbers is 18. If one of the numbers is excluded, the average becomes 20. Find the excluded numbers. 

1. 7

2. 10

3. 8

4. 4

8. The average weight of 15 persons in increased by 1.2 kg when one of them whose weight is 51 kg is replaced by a new man. The weight of the new man is :

1.  69 kg

2. 70 kg

3. 65 kg

4. 59 kg

The average monthly income of the father and mother is Rs 5,000. The average monthly income of the mother and her son in Rs 6,000. The average monthly income of the father and his son is Rs 10,000. Find the monthly income (in Rs) of the father.

1. 9000 

2. 8000 

3. 12000

4. 10000

The weights (in kg) of five girls of a class are 49, 42, 61, 55 and 58. What is the average weight (in kg) of these five girls?

1. 53 

2. 54

3. 51 

4. 52 

There are 15 students in a class. Their average weight is 40 kg. When one student leaves the class, the average weight is 39.5 kg. What is the weight of the student who left the class (where kg means kilogram)?

1. 47 kg 

2. 42 kg 

3. 52 kg 

4. 48 kg

College P has students scoring average marks of 88 and college Q has 320 students scoring average marks of 72. Find the average marks of both the colleges together

1. 82.00 

2. 75.25

3. 77.76

4. 80.00

During a school excursion each student of junior school was charged Rs 325 and each students of senior school was charged Rs 400. If there were 80 students from junior school and the combined average amount charged per student was Rs 352, then how many students from senior school went for the excursion?

1. 55

2. 45 

3. 50

4. 40