A to Z Exams

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

A batsman scored 110 runs which included 3 boundaries and 8 sixes, What percent of his total score did he make by running between the wickets?

How much water must be added to 60 litres of milk at 1 ½ litres for 20 so as to have a mixture worth 10 2/3 a litre? 

The present population of a country estimated to be 10 crores is expected to increase to 13.31 crores during the next three years. The uniform rate growth is :

What is the present worth of Rs. 132 due in 2 years at 5% simple interest per annum?

If the discount on Rs. 498 at 5% simple interest is Rs.18, when is the sum due?

I used to save 20% of my income . When my income was raised by 50% and if I should save the same amount as before , what per cent of my income can I afford to spend.

Two numbers A and B are such that the sum of 5% of A and 4% of B is two-third of the sum of 6% of A and 8% of B. Find the ratio of A : B

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

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

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

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 compound interest on Rs. 20,480 at 6(1/4) per annum for 2 years 73 days, is:

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?

If fresh grapes contain 80% water and 20% pulp, by weight, and 10 kg of fresh grapes yield 2.5 kg of dry grapes, then find the percentage of pulp. by weight, in dry grapes.

A salesman makes a commission of x percent on the first Rs. 2,000 worth of sales in any given month and y percent on all further sales during that month. If he makes Rs. 700 from Rs. 4,000 of sales of March and he makes Rs. 900 from Rs. 5,000 of sales in April, what is the value of x?

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

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?

When processing flower-nectar into honeybees' extract, a considerable amount of water gets reduced. How much flower-nectar must be processed to yield 1kg of honey, if nectar contains 50% water, and the honey obtained from this nectar contains 15% water?

The strength of a class is 36 of whom 33.3% are graduates and others are non-graduates. There are girls of whom 70% are non graduates. How many male graduates are there in the class.

I buy a 20% stock of face value 50/- at 45/- and sell it at 55/-. A year later, what is my yield

A person can save only 8% of his income . Five years hence his income is increased by 20% and he still saves the same amount find the increase % in his expenditure.

Even after reducing the marked price of a transistor by Rs. 32, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 15%. If the cost price be Rs. 320, what percentage of profit would he have made if he had sold the transistor at the marked price?

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:

If a material is sold for Rs.34.80, there is a loss of 25%. Find out the cost price of the material?

A man took a loan from a bank at the rate of 12% p.a. simple interest. After 3 years he had to pay Rs. 5400 interest only for the period. The principal amoint borrowed by him was

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

On a sum of money, the simple interest for 2 years is Rs. 660, while the compound interest is Rs. 696.30, the rate of interest being the same in both the cases. The rate of interest is:

Rs.9800 are invested partly in 9% stock at 75 and 10% stock at 80 to have equal amount of income. The investment in 9% stock is:

The sales of a company increased for two years by 10% each year and in the third year it decreased by 5%. Again, it increased by 10% each year for two years and then it decreased by 5% in the third year. What will be the effect from 1997-2001? (Give approximate answer)