Arihant Expert Team Solutions for Chapter: Percentage, Exercise 1: Practise Exercise

In an examination, it is required to get $40\mathrm{\%}$ of aggregate marks to pass. A student gets $261$ marks and is declared failed by $4\mathrm{\%}$ marks. What are the maximum aggregate marks a student can get?

Two candidates contested in an election. If one got $520$ votes which were $65\mathrm{\%}$ of total votes, then what was the total number of voters who voted in the election?

Fresh grapes contain $80\mathrm{\%}$ water, while dry grapes contain $10\mathrm{\%}$ water. If the weight of dry grapes is $500\mathrm{kg}$, then what is its total weight when it is fresh?

The price of ghee is increased by $32\mathrm{\%}$ and the family can increase the expenditure on ghee by  $10\mathrm{\%}$ . If consumption of ghee is $10$ $\mathrm{kg}$ before the increment. What is the consumption now?

The salary of an employee of a company increases every month by $4\mathrm{\%}$. If his salary in August was $₹6300$, what would be his approximate salary in October of the same year?

The expenses on wheat, meat and vegetables of a family are in the ratio $12:17:3$. The prices of these articles are increased by $20\%, 30\%$ and $50\%$, respectively. The total expenses of the family on these articles are increased by?

A reduction of $20\mathrm{\%}$ in the price of sugar enables a purchaser to purchase $3 kg$ more for $₹120$. The original price per kg of sugar is_____.

If $x$ earns $25\mathrm{\%}$ less than $y$, what percent more does $y$ earn, than $x$?