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Question 1: A girl spends 76% of her income. If her income increases by 18% and her expenditure increases by 25%,then what is the percentage increase or decrease in her savings (correct to one decimal place)?

a) 6.9%, decrease

b) 4.2%, decrease

c) 5.7%, increase

d) 8.4%, increase

1) Answer (B)

Solution:

Let the income of girl is 100

Expenditure is 76% of income

i.e, $\frac{76}{100}\times\ 100$

= 76

Saving = Income – expenditure

100 – 76 = 24

According to question,

income is increased by 18%

Increased income = $\frac{18}{100}\times\ 100\ +\ 100=118$

Expenditure is increased by 25%

increased expenditure = $\frac{25}{100}\times\ 76\ +\ 76=95$

New saving = 118 – 95 = 23

% decrease in saving = $\frac{\left(24-23\right)}{24}\times\ 100$

i.e; $4.16\ \simeq\ 4.2\ \%$

Hence, Option B is correct.

Question 2: The total number of students in a school is 1400, out of which 35% of the students are girls and the rest are boys. If 80% of the boys and 90% of the girls passed in an annual examination, then the percentage of the students who failed is:

a) 16.5

b) 21.5

c) 17.4

d) 15.8

2) Answer (A)

Solution:

Total number of students in a school is 1400.

35% of the students are girls and the rest are boys.

Number of girls = $\frac{35}{100}\times1400$ = 490

Number of boys = 1400 – 490 = 910

80% of the boys and 90% of the girls passed in an annual examination.

Number of students passed in the examination = $\frac{80}{100}\times910+\frac{90}{100}\times490$ = $728+441$ = 1169

Number of students failed in the examination = 1400 – 1169 = 231

Percentage of the students failed in the examination = $\frac{231}{1400}\times100$

= 16.5%

Hence, the correct answer is Option A

Question 3: A woman earns ₹ 1,000/day. After some weeks, she earns ₹1,160/day. By how much percentage did her earnings
increase?

a) 18%

b) 16%

c) 17%

d) 15%

3) Answer (B)

Solution:

Increase in earnings of the woman = 1160 – 1000 = ₹ 160/day

$\therefore\ $Percentage increase in earnings of the woman = $\frac{160}{1000}\times100=$ 16%

Hence, the correct answer is Option B

Question 4: Sachin’s income is 25% more than Dileep’s income. By how much percentage is Dileep’s income less than Sachin’s income ?

a) 15%

b) 20%

c) 18%

d) 22%

4) Answer (B)

Solution:

Let the income of Sachin = S

Income of Dileep = D

Given,  Sachin’s income is 25% more than Dileep’s income

$=$>  $\text{S}=\frac{125}{100}\text{D}$

$=$>  $\text{S}=\frac{5}{4}\text{D}$

$\therefore\ $Required Percentage = $\frac{S-D}{S}\times100$

= $\frac{\frac{5}{4}D-D}{\frac{5}{4}D}\times100$

= $\frac{\frac{D}{4}}{\frac{5D}{4}}\times100$

= $\frac{1}{5}\times100$

= 20%

$\therefore\ $Dileep’s income is 20% less than Sachin’s income

Hence, the correct answer is Option B

Question 5: Rita’s income is 15% less than Richa’s income. By what percent is Richa’s income more than Rita’s income?

a) $14 \frac {11}{17}%$

b) $15 \frac {11}{17}%$

c) $16 \frac {11}{17}%$

d) $17 \frac {11}{17}%$

5) Answer (D)

Solution:

Let the income of Rita = $T$

Let the income of Richa = $C$

Given, Rita’s income is 15% less than Richa’s income

$=$>   $T=\frac{85}{100}C$

$\therefore\ $Required Percentage = $\frac{C-T}{T}\times100$

$=\frac{C-\frac{85}{100}C}{\frac{85}{100}C}\times100$

$=\frac{\frac{15}{100}C}{\frac{85}{100}C}\times100$

$=\frac{15}{85}\times100$

$=\frac{300}{17}$

$=17\frac{11}{17}$

Hence, the correct answer is Option D

Question 6: Sachin scored 120 runs, which included 6 boundaries and 4 sixes. What percentage of his total score did he make by running between the wickets?

a) $45 %$

b) $46 \frac{4}{9} %$

c) $60 %$

d) $33 \frac{1}{3} %$

6) Answer (C)

Solution:

Total runs scored by Sachin =120

Runs scored in boundaries = $\left(6\times4\right)+\left(4\times6\right)=24+24=48$

Runs scored by running between wickets = $120-48=72$

$\therefore\ $Required Percentage = $\frac{72}{120}\times100=60\%$

Hence, the correct answer is Option C

Question 7: A and B spend 60% and 75% of their incomes, respectively. If the savings of A are 20% more than that of B. then by what percentage is the income of A less than the income of B?

a) 15

b) 20

c) 10

d) 25

7) Answer (D)

Solution:

Let the income of A and B be X and Y respectively.

Saving of A = X – $\frac{60}{100} \times$ X = 0.4X

Saving of B = Y – $\frac{75}{100} \times$ Y = 0.25Y

If the savings of A are 20% more than that of B then,

Saving of A = 0.25Y $\times \frac{120}{100} = 3Y/10

0.4X = 3Y/10

4X = 3Y

Ratio of income of A and B = 3 : 4

Required percentage = $\frac{(4 – 3)}{4} \times$ 100 = 25%

Question 8: The price of cooking oil increased by 25%. Find by how much percentage a family must reduce its consumption in order to maintain the same budget?

a) 70%

b) 80%

c) 30%

d) 20%

8) Answer (D)

Solution:

By the formula,

Decrements in the consumption in order to maintain the same budget = $\frac{increment in the rate}{100 + increment in the rate} \times 100$

= $\frac{25}{100 + 25} \times 100 = \frac{25}{125} \times 100 = 20%

Question 9: Anu spends 68% of her monthly income. If her monthly income increases by 20% and her monthly savings increase by $9\frac{3}{8}\%$, then the percentage increase in her monthly expenditure is:

a) 20%

b) 25%

c) 22%

d) 32%

9) Answer (B)

Solution:

Let the initial salary of Anu be 100%.

Initially Expenditure of Anu = 68%

Saving = 100 -68 = 32%

Salary after 20% increment =  100 $\times 120/100 = 120%$

Saving after increment = 32% $\times \frac{100 + 9\frac{3}{8}}{100}$ = 32% $\times \frac{109.375}{100}$ = 35%

Expenditure = 120 – 35 = 85%

Percentage increase in her monthly expenditure = $\frac{85 – 68}{68} \times 100 = \frac{17}{68} \times 100$ = 25%

Question 10: The price of sugaris increased by 20%. By what percentage must one cut down on the consumption of sugar, so that no extra amount has to be incurred on sugar?

a) $16\frac{2}{3}\%$

b) $20\%$

c) $80\%$

d) $83\frac{1}{3}\%$

10) Answer (A)

Solution:

Percentage decrements in the consumption of sugar = $\frac{rate}{100 + rate} \times 100$

= $\frac{20}{100 + 20} \times 100$ = $\frac{20}{120} \times 100$ = $16 \frac{2}{3}$%

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