If house tax is paid before the due date, one gets a reduction of 12% on the amount of the bill. By paying the tax before the due date, a person got a reduction of Rs. 2,100. The amount (in Rs.) of house tax was:
511 of a number A is 22% of a number B. The number B is equal to 2.5% of a third number C. If the value of C is 5500, then the sum of 80% of A and 40% of B is:
The base of a triangle is increased by 40%. By what percentage (correct to two decimal places) should its height be increased so that the area increases by 60%?
A class has five sections that have 25, 30, 40, 45 and 60 students, respectively. The pass percentage of these section are 20%, 30%, 35%, 40% and 100% respectively. The pass percentage of the entire class is:
A crate of fruits contains one spoiled fruit for every 25 fruits. 60% of the spoiled fruits were sold. If the seller had sold 48 spoiled fruits, then the number of fruits in the crate were:
Rice is now being sold at Rs. 29 per kg. During the last month, its cost was Rs. 25 per kg. By how much percentage should a family reduce its consumption, so as to keep the expenditure the same as before? (correct to nearest integer)
Some students (only boys and girls) from different schools appeared for an Olympiad exam. 20% of the boys and 15% of the girls failed the exam. The number of boys who passed the exam was 70 more than that of the girls who passed the exam. A total of 90 students failed. Find the number of students that appeared for the exam.
A fruit seller sells 45% of the oranges that he has along with one more orange to a customer. He then sells 20% of the remaining oranges and 2 more oranges to a second customer. He then sells 90% of the now remaining oranges to a third customer and is still left with 5 oranges. How many oranges did the fruit seller have initially?
A man spends 75% of his income, if his income increases by 28% and his expenditure increases by 20%, then what is the increase or decrease percentage in his savings?
A, B and C spend 80%, 85% and 75% of their incomes, respectively. If their savings are in the ratio 8 : 9 : 20 and the difference between the incomes of A and C is Rs. 18,000, then the income of B is:
A man started off a business with a certain capital amount. In the first year, he earned 60% profit and donated 50% of the total capital (initial amount + profit). He followed the same procedure with the remaining capital after the second and the third year. If at the end of the three years, he is left with Rs. 15,360, what was the initial amount (in Rs.) with which the man started his business?
A hotel is giving a discount of 12% on the booking of 2 or more rooms. Additionally, the hotel is offering a 5% discount only on payment using any card of SBI. Rakesh booked 2 rooms in the hotel for a day at the rate of Rs. 1,500 per room per day. While checking out, he paid the bill using SBI Silver Card. How much amount did he have to pay?
Three years ago, Raman's salary was Rs. 45,000. His salary is increased by 10 percent, A percent and 20 percent in first, second and third year respectively. Raman's present salary is Rs. 83160. What is the value of A?
Rama spent 85 of her weekly salary on rent and 31 of the remaining on food, remaining Rs. 40 available for other expenses. Rama's weekly salary (in Rs.) is:
In an election between two candidates, the defeated candidate secured 42% of the valid votes polled and lost the election by 7,68,400 votes. If 82,560 votes were declared invalid and 20% people did NOT cast their vote, then the invalid votes were what percentage (rounded off to 1 decimal place) of the votes which people did NOT cast?
A number first increased by 40% and then decreased by 25% again increased by 15% and then decreased by 20%, What is the net increase/decrease percent in the number?
