Quiz Discussion

The population of a city is 35000. On an increase of 6% in the number of men and an increase of 4% in the number of women, the population would become 36760. What was the number of women initially?

• 1] 18000
• 2] 19000
• 3] 17000
• 4] 20000

30% of a number when subtracted from 91, gives the number itself. Find the number.

• 1] 60
• 2] 65
• 3] 75
• 4] 70
• 5] None of these

The population of village is 1,00,000. The rate of increase is 10% per annum. Find the population at the start of the third year?

• 1] 1,33,100
• 2] 1,21,000
• 3] 1,18,800
• 4] 1,20,000
• 5] None of these

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

Half percent, written as a decimal, is

• 1] 0.2
• 2] 0.02
• 3] 0.005
• 4] 0.05

Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get?

• 1]

  57%

• 2]

  60%

• 3]

  65%

• 4]

  90%

Vicky's salary is 75% more than Ashu's. Vicky got a raise of 40% on his salary while Ashu got a raise of 25% on his salary. By what percent is Vicky's salary more than Ashu's?

• 1] 96%
• 2] 51.1%
• 3] 90%
• 4] 52.1%

express 62.5% as a fraction

• 1]

  1/2

• 2]

  5/8

• 3]

  3/8

• 4]

  7/8

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%

The price of raw materials has gone up by 15%, labor cost has also increased from 25% of the cost of raw material to 30% of the cost of raw material. By how much percentage should there be reduction in the usage of raw materials so as to keep the cost same?

• 1] 28%
• 2] 17%
• 3] 27%
• 4] 24%
• 5] Cannot determined