| 1. | The price of an article is first decreased by 20% and then increased by 30%. If the resulting price is 416, the original price of the article is ? | |
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350
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405
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400
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450
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Report Question| 2. | When the price of cloth was reduced by 25%, the quantity of cloth sold increased by 20%. What was the effect on gross receipt of the shop ? | |
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5% increase
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5% decrease
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10% increase
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10% decrease
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| 3. | A number is increased by 10% and then it is decreased by 10%. The net change in the number is ? | |
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no increase or decrease
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2% decrease
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1% increase
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1% decrease
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| 4. | If price of a book is first decreased by 25% and then increased by 20%, the net change in the price of the book will be ? | |
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10% decrease
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5% decrease
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no change
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5% increase
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| 5. | A number is increased by 20% and then it is decreased by 10%. Find the net increase or decrease percent ? | |
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10% increase
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10% decrease
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8% increase
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8% decrease
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| 6. | In an election, a candidate secures 40% of the votes but is defeated by the only other candidate by a majority of 298 votes. Find the total number of votes recorded ? | |
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1580
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1490
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1470
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1530
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| 7. | Two candidates contested in an election. One got 60% of the votes and won by 1600 votes. What is the number of votes polled ? | |
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9000
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8000
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10000
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7500
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| 8. | In an election, a candidate who gets 84 % of the votes is elected by a majority of 476 votes. What is the total number of votes polled ? | |
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900
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810
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600
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700
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| 9. | In a college election a candidate secured 62% of the votes and is elected by a margin of 144 votes. The total number of votes polled is ? | |
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925
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600
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1200
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800
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| 10. | At an election there were two candidates. A candidate got 38% of votes and lost by 7200 number of votes. The total number of valid votes were ? | |
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13000
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13800
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16200
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30000
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