A to Z Exams

Sam invested Rs. 15,000 @ per annum for one year. If the interest is compounded half-yearly, then the amount received by Sam at the end of the year will be

What will be the ratio of simple interest earned by certain amount at the same rate of interest for 6 years and that for 9 years?

Aman gave 40% of the amount he had to Rohan. Rohan in turn gave one-fourth of what he received from Aman to Sahil. After paying Rs. 200 to the taxi driver out of the amount he got from Rohan, Sahil now has Rs. 600 left with him. How much did Aman have?

3.14% of 1250 - 1.5% of 2500 =? – 1.55

In an organisation average salary of employee is Rs 12,000. If the average salary of 15 employees is increased by 15% and the average salary of remaining 10 employees is increased by 10%, what is the overall percentage increase in average salary of all the 25 employees together

The banker's discount on Rs. 1600 at 15% per annum is the same as true discount on Rs. 1680 for the same time and at the same rate. What is the time?

An amount of Rs. 1,00,000 is invested in two types of shares. The first yields an interest of 9% p.a. and the second, 11% p.a. If the total interest at the end of one year is 9(3/4)%, then the amount invested in each share was

A man invests Rs. 3000 at a rate of 5% per annum. How much more should he invest at a rate of 8%, so that he can earn a total of 6% per annum?

Find the compound interest in Rs.2400 for 2 1/2 years at 5 % p.a.,interest being compounded annually.

X and Y invest Rs.21000 and Rs.17500 respectively in a business. At the end of the year, they make a profit of Rs.26400. What is the share of X in the profit?

A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The Quantity sold at 18% profit is

If one number is 80% of the other and 4 times the sum of their squares is 656, then the number are?

A 6% stock yields 8%.The market value of the stock is

If the price of petrol increases by 25% and Raj intends to spend only an additional 15% on petrol, by how much % will he reduce the quantity of petrol purchased?

If the rate increases by 2%, the simple interest received on a sum of money increases by RS. 108. If the time period is increased by 2 years, the simple interest on the same sum increases by Rs. 180. The sum is:

The salaries of A and B together amount to Rs. 2000. A spends 95% of his salary and B, 85% of his . If now, their savings are the same. What is A’s salary?

John buys an old scooter for Rs. 4700 and spends Rs. 800 on its repairs. If he sells the scooter for Rs. 5800, what is his gain percent?

A student took five papers in an examination, where the full marks were the same for each paper. His marks in these papers were in the proportion of 6 : 7 : 8 : 9 : 10. In all papers together, the candidate obtained 60% of the total marks. Then the number of papers in which he got more than 50% marks is:

A man spends 35% of his income on food, 25% on children’s education and 80% of the remaining on house rent. What percent of his income he is left with?

If A = x% of y and B = y% of x, then which of the following is true?

A retailer buys an electronic buzzer for Rs. 215. His overhead expenses are Rs. 25. If he sells the buzzer for Rs. 300, his profit percentage would be

If group C contains 8 questions and group B carries at least 20% of the total marks, which of the following best describes the number of questions in group B?

A fan is listed at Rs. 1500 and a discount of 20% is offered on the list price. What additional discount must be offered to the customer to bring the net price to Rs. 1104?

In a strike called by a union, a part of the 1500 employees of the company reported for work whilethe others were on strike. The next day, 4% of the striking workers reported for work and 6% ofthe working employees joined the strike. If number of striking workers on both days were thesame, how many workers were striking ?

A man invested 1/3 of his capital at 7%, 1/4 at 8% and the remainder at 10%. If his annual income is Rs. 561, the capital is

If A = x% of y and B = y% of x, then which of the following is true?

If A’s salary is 25% higher than B’s salary, how much per cent is B’s salary lower than A’s

A sum of Rs. 725 is lent in the brgining of a year at a certain rate of interest. After 8 months, a sum of Rs. 362.50 more is lent but at the rate twice the former. At the end of the ywar, Rs. 33.50 is earned as interest from both the loans. What was the original rate of interest

When an item is sold for Rs. 18,700, the owner loses 15%. At what price should that plot be sold to get a gain of 15%?

What annual payment will discharge a debt of Rs. 1025 due in 2 years at the rate of 5% compound interest?