A to Z Exams

A sum of money is borrowed and paid back in two annual installments of Rs. 882 each allowing 5% compound interest. The sum borrowed was:

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?

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

The simple interest on a sum of money will be Rs. 600 after 10 years. If the principal is trebled after 5 years, what will be the total interest at the end of the tenth year?

A speaks truth in 75% of cases and B in 80% of cases. In what percent of cases are they likely to contradict each other in narrating the same event?

The boys and girls in a college are in the ratio 3 : 2. If 20% of the boys and 25% of the girls are adults, the percentage of students who are not adults is:

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

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

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

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

In an examination of n questions, a student replied 15 out of the first 20 questions correctly. Of the remaining questions, he answered one-third correctly. All the questions have the same credit. If the student gets 50% marks, the value of n is:

If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 200% and the denominator of the fraction is increased by 150%, the resultant fraction is 7/10. What is the original fraction?

What is 15 percent of Rs.34?

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.

The present worth of Rs. 169 due in 2 years at 4% per annum compound interest is

A towel, when bleached, was found to have lost 20% of its length and 10% of its breadth. The percentage of decrease in area is

Suman borrowed Rs. 60,000 to build a bungalow. She pays 10 % S.I. She lets out her bungalow and receives a rent of Rs. 1500 p.m. In how many years will she clear her debt.

Rajeev buys good worth Rs. 6650. He gets a rebate of 6% on it. After getting the rebate, he pays sales tax @ 10%. Find the amount he will have to pay for the goods.

Ajay spends 25% of his salary on house rent, 5% on food, 15% on travel, 10% on clothes and the remaining amount of Rs. 27,000 is saved. What is Ajay’s income?

Mr. Thomas invested an amount of Rs. 13,900 devided in two different schemes A and B at the simple interest rate of 14% p.a. and 11% p.a. respectively. If the total amount of simple interest earned in 2 years be Rs. 3508. What was the amount invested in Scheme B?

A sum fetched a total simple interest of RS. 4016.25 at the rate of 9 p.c.p.a. in 5 years. What is the sum?

If the price of a book is first decreased by 25% and then increased by 20%, then the net change in the price will be:

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%?

How much time will it take for an amount of Rs. 450 to yield Rs. 81 as intrest at 4.5%per annum of simple interest?

The difference between compound interest and simple interest on a sum for 2 years at 10% per annum, when the interest is compounded annually is Rs. 16. If the interest were compounded half-yearly, the difference in two interests would be:

A sum of money invested at compound interest amounts to Rs. 4624 in 2 years and to Rs. 4913 in 3 years. The sum of money is:

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?

The current birth rate per thousand is 32, whereas corresponding death rate is 11 per thousand. The net growth rate in terms of population increase in percent is given by:

At what rate of compound interest per annum will a sum of Rs. 1200 become Rs. 1348.32 in 2 years?

The population of city is 80,000. If it increases 11% in the first year and decreases by 9% in the second year, what will be the population of the city after two years?