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Question 1

John earns 33.33% more than Peter. By what percentage is Peter's earning less than that of John's?

  • 22 %

  • 25 %

  • 26 %

  • 23 %

Question 2

Mary's salary is reduced by 10%. By what percentage must her new salary be increased in order to gain her old salary?

  • 137⁄9 %

  • 194⁄9 %

  • 100/9 %

  • 110⁄9 %

Question 3

The price of sugar is decreased by 10%. As a consequence, monthly sales is increased by 30%. Find out the percentage increase in monthly revenue.

  • 17 %

  • 19 %

  • 18 %

  • None of these

Question 4

Jack consumes 75% of his salary. Later his salary is increased by 20% and he increases his expenditures by 10%. Find the percentage increase in his savings.

  • 51%

  • 60%

  • 50%

  • 55%

Question 5

Mary buys an item at Rs 25 in a sale and saves Rs 5. Find out the percentage of her savings.

  • 40/3 %

  • 55/3 %

  • 50/3 %

  • None of these

Question 6

Barack spends Rs 6650 to buy some goods and gets a rebate of 6% on it. After this, he pays a sales tax of 10%. What is his total expenditure?

  • Rs 6870.10

  • Rs 6876.10

  • Rs 6865.10

  • Rs 6776.10

Question 7

Felix spends 66.66% of his salary and saves Rs 1200 every month. Calculate his monthly expenditure in Rupees.

  • Rs 2402

  • Rs 2400

  • Rs 2401

  • Rs 2405

Question 8

Jack and Robert appeared in an examination. Robert scored 9 marks less than Jack. Jack's score was 56% of the sum of their scores added together. Calculate their individual scores.

  • 22 and 33

  • 41 and 35

  • 40 and 35

  • 42 and 33

Question 9

Ram spends 20% of is salary on food, 15 % of remaining on cloths, and 400 on entertainment. If his salary is 10000, how much he spends on food?

  • 2000

  • 3000

  • 1500

  • 2500

Question 10

Ram spends 20% of is salary on food, 15 % of remaining on cloths, and 400 on entertainment. If his salary is 10000, how much he spends on cloths?

  • 1100

  • 1200

  • 1500

  • 1000

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