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?
3 months
4 months
5 months
6 months
5% of (25% of Rs. 1600) is
Rs. 5
Rs. 17.50
Rs. 20
Rs. 25
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.
8
9
10
12
How many kgs of Basmati rice costing Rs.42/kg should a shopkeeper mix with 25 kgs of ordinary rice costing Rs.24 per kg so that he makes a profit of 25% on selling the mixture at Rs.40/kg?
20 kgs
12.5 kgs
16 kgs
200 kgs
What is 15 percent of Rs.34?
Rs. 3.40
Rs. 4.50
Rs. 3.75
Rs. 5.10
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?
12%
10%
447%
5511%
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:
Rs. 24.81
Rs. 26.90
Rs. 31.61
Rs. 32.40
If a material is sold for Rs.34.80, there is a loss of 25%. Find out the cost price of the material?
Rs.46.40
Rs.44
Rs.42
Rs.47.20
I buy a 20% stock of face value 50/- at 45/- and sell it at 55/-. A year later, what is my yield
45.44%
44.45%
54.55%
55.54%
Jatin bought a refrigerator with 20% discount on the labeled price. Had he bought it with 25% discount, he would have saved Rs. 500. At what price did he buy the refrigerator?
Rs. 5000
Rs. 10,000
Rs. 12,500
Rs. 15,000
A wholesaler allows a discount of 10% on cash payment. The value of the article for which the customer paid Rs. 180 is-
Rs. 212
Rs. 188
Rs.200
none of these.
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:
No change
5% increase
5% decrease
10% decrease
At what rate percent per annum will the simple interest on a sum money be 2/5 of the amount in 10 years?
4%
5(2/3)%
6%
6(2/3)%
What is the present worth of Rs. 132 due in 2 years at 5% simple interest per annum?
Rs. 112
Rs. 118.80
Rs. 120
Rs. 122
If one number is 80% of the other and 4 times the sum of their squares is 656, then the number are?
4, 5
8, 10
16, 20
None of these
The cost price of 19 articles is equal to the selling price of 16 articles. Gain percent is:
20%
IN how many years, Rs. 150 will produce the same interest @ 8% as Rs. 800 produce in 3 years@ 4(1/2)%?
6
What percentage of 2650 is Rs.1987.50?
60%
80%
75%
90%
The sum of the number of boys and girls in a school is 150. If the number of boys is x, then the number of girls becomes x% of the total number of students. The number of boys is:
40
50
60
90
By mixing two brands of tea and selling the mixture at the rate of Rs. 177 per kg, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 18%. If to every 2 kg of one brand costing Rs. 200 per kg. 3 kg of the other brand is added, then how much per kg does the other band cost?
Rs. 110
Rs. 140
If the interest on Rs. 800 exceeds that on Rs. 600 by Rs. 15.50 in 6 months, find the rate percent p.a.
15.5 %
18.5 %
14%
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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.
40%
50%
Find the compound interest in Rs.2400 for 2 1/2 years at 5 % p.a.,interest being compounded annually.
270.50
300
412.25
312.15
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:
Rs.4800
Rs.5000
Rs. 5400
Rs.5600
If the discount on Rs. 498 at 5% simple interest is Rs.18, when is the sum due?
8 months
11 months
10 months
9 months
In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes, 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was:
2700
2900
3000
3100
Peter bought an item at 20% discount on its original price. He sold it with 40% increase on the price he bought it. The new sale price is by what percent more than the original price?
7.5
A shop gives 10% discount on the purchase of an item. If paid for in cash immediately, a further discount of 12% is given. If the original price of the item is Rs. 250, what is the price of the article if a cash purchase is made?
Rs. 200
Rs. 195
Rs. 198
Rs. 190
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?
81,600
81,000
84,800
Cannot be determined
The price of oil is increased by 25%. If the expenditure is not allowed to increase, the ratio between the reduction in consumption and the original consumption is
1 : 3
1 : 4
1 : 5
1 : 6