Quiz Discussion

Population of a town increase 2.5% annually but is decreased by 0.5% every year due to migration. What will be the percentage increase in 2 years?

• 1] 5%
• 2] 4.04%
• 3] 4%
• 4] 3.96%

In a college, 40% of the students were allotted group A, 75% of the remaining were given group B and the remaining 12 students were given group C. Then the number of students who applied for the group is :

• 1]

  100

• 2]

  60

• 3]

  80

• 4]

  90

The price of the sugar rise by 25%. If a family wants to keep their expenses on sugar the same as earlier, the family will have to decrease its consumption of sugar by

• 1] 25%
• 2] 20%
• 3] 80%
• 4] 75%

The cost of an article was Rs.75. The cost was first increased by 20% and later on it was reduced by 20%. The present cost of the article is:

• 1] Rs. 72
• 2] Rs. 60
• 3] Rs. 75
• 4] Rs. 76

A number x is mistakenly divided by 10 instead of being multiplied by 10. what is the percentage error in the result?

• 1] -99%
• 2] -100%
• 3] +99%
• 4] +100%

Each side of a rectangular field diminished by 40%. By how much per cent is the area of the field diminished?

• 1] 32%
• 2] 64%
• 3] 25%
• 4] 16%

express 62.5% as a fraction

• 1]

  1/2

• 2]

  5/8

• 3]

  3/8

• 4]

  7/8

In the Science City, Kolkata the rate of the ticket is increased by 50% to increased the revenue but simultaneously 20% of the visitor decreased. What is percentage change in the revenue. if it is known that the Science city collects one revenue only from the visitors and it has no other financial supports:

• 1] +20%
• 2] -25%
• 3] +30%
• 4] -30%
• 5] Cannot determined

The population of a town increased from 175000 to 262500 in a decade. The average percent increase of population per year is?

• 1]

  33.33%

• 2]

  5%

• 3]

  6%

• 4]

  8.75%

The population of a town increased from 1,75,000 to 2,62,500 in a decade. The average percent increase of population per year is:

• 1]

  4.37%

• 2]

  5%

• 3]

  6%

• 4]

  8.75%