MPSC Group C · Arithmetic and Numerical Skills
Percentage
Percentage calculations and applications.
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In an election, a candidate secured 42% of the total votes and lost by 960 votes. Find the total number of votes polled.
Q2 · Percentage · MEDIUM
A shopkeeper marks his goods 40% above the cost price and allows a discount of 20%. What is his gain percent?
Q3 · Percentage · MEDIUM
The price of sugar increases by 25%. By what percentage must a housewife reduce her consumption so that her expenditure on sugar remains the same?
Q4 · Percentage · EASY
A number is increased by 30% and then decreased by 30%. What is the net change in the number?
Q5 · Percentage · HARD
In a school, 60% of students are boys. If 75% of boys and 80% of girls passed an examination, what percentage of the total students failed?