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Q401

In an election, 30% of the voters voted for candidate A whereas 60% of the remaining voted for candidate B. The remaining voters did not vote. If the difference between those who voted for candidate A and those who did not vote was 1200, how many individuals were eligible for casting vote in that election ?

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Q402

x% of x is the same as 10% of

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Q403

In a certain organisation, 40% employees are matriculates, 50% of the remaining are graduates and the remaining 180 are post-graduates. What is the number of graduate employees ?

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Q404

In an examination in which full marks were 800, A gets 20% more than B, B gets 20% more than C, and C gets 15% less than D. If A got 576, what percentage of full marks did D get (approximately) ?

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Q405

The price of an article is reduced by 25%. In order to retain the original price, the present price has to be increased by :

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Q406

A person's salary is decreased by steps of 20%, 15% and 10%. Approximately by what percent should the reduced salary be increases so as to get back the original salary ?

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Q407

A building worth Rs. 133100 is constructed on land worth Rs. 72900. After how many years will the value of both be the same if land appreciates at 10% p.a. and building depreciates at 10% p.a. ?

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Q408

A bag contains 600 coins of 25p denomination and 1200 coins of 50p denomination. If 12% of 25p coins and 24% of 50p are removed, the percentage of money removed from the bag is nearly :

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Q409

Mr. More spent 20% of his monthly income on food and 15% on children's education. 40% of the remaining he spent on entertainment and transport together and 30% on medical. He is left with an amount of Rs. 8775 after all these expenditures. What is Mr. More's monthly income ?

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Q410

If the price of erasers goes down by 25%, a man can buy 2 more erasers for a rupee. How many erasers are available for a rupee ?

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Q411

5 kg of metal A and 20 kg of metal B are mixed to form an alloy. The percentage of metal A in the alloy is ?

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Q412

23% of 8040 + 42% of 545 = ? % of 3000

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Q413

While purchasing one item costing Rs. 400, I had to pay the sales tax at 7% and on another costing Rs. 6400, the sales tax was 9%. What percent of the sales tax I had to pay, taking the two items together on an average ?

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Q414

The difference between 54% of a number and 26% of the same number is 22526. What is 66% of that number ?

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Q415

If 75% of a number is added to 75, then the result is the number itself. The number is :

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Q416

40% of 60% of 32% of an amount is Rs. 432. What is the amount ?

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Q417

In a test, minimum passing percentage for girls and boys is 35% and 40% respectively. A boy scored 483 marks and failed by 117 marks. What is the minimum passing marks for girls ?

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Q418

A clothing supplier stores 800 coats in a warehouse, of which 15 percent are full-length coats. If 500 of the short-length coats are removed form the warehouse, then what percent of the remaining costs are full length ?

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Q419

Peter could save 10% of his income. But two years later when his income is increased by 20%, he could save the same amount only as before. By how much percent has his expenditure increased ?

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Q420

A papaya tree was planted 2 years ago. It grows at the rate of 20% every year. If at present, the height of three is 540 cm, what was it when the tree was planted ?

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