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A machine depreciates in value each year at the rate of 10% of its previous value. However, every second year, there is some maintenance work so that in that particular year, depreciation is only 5% of its previous value. If at the end of the fourth year, the value of the machine stands at 146205, then find the value of machine at the start of the first year.

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Kaku's project report consists of 25 pages each of 60 lines with 75 characters on each line. In case, the number of lines is reduced to 55, but the number of characters is increased to 90 per lines, what is the percentage change in the number of pages. (Assume the number of pages to be a whole number).
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The price of soap is collectively decided by five factors: raw materials, research, labour, advertisements and transportation. Assume that the functional relationship is: Price of soap=k×Raw material cost×Research cost×Labour cost×Advertising cost×Transportation cost. If there are respective changes of 20%, 20%, -20%, 25% and 10% in the five factors, then find the percentage change in the price of soap.

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The ratio of Jim's salary for October to his salary for November was 9:8 and the ratio of the salary for November to that for December was 3:4. The worker got 40 more for December than for October and received a bonus constituting 40% of the salary for three months. Find the bonus.
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Praveen goes to a shop to buy a sofa set costing 13080. The rate of sales tax is 10%. She tells the shopkeeper to reduce the price of the sofa set to such an extent that she has to pay 13080 inclusive of sales tax. Find the percentage reduction needed in the price of the sofa set to justify her requirement.
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The price of a certain product was raised by 20% in India, The consumption of the same article was increased from 400 tons to 440 tons. By how much percent will the expenditure on the article rise in the Indian economy?
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In the university examination last year, Samanyu scored 65% in English and 82%in History. What is the minimum percent he should score in Sociology, which is out of 50 marks (if English and History were for 100 marks each), if he aims at getting 78% overall?
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King Dashratha, at his eleventh hour, called his three queens and distributed his gold in the following way. He gave 50% of his wealth to his first wife, 50% of the rest to his second wife and again 50% of the rest to his third wife. If their combined share is worth 130900 kg of gold, find the quantity of gold King Dashrath was having initially?
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The population of Swansea increases with a uniform rate of 8% per annum, but due to immigration, there is a further increase of population by 1% (however, this 1% increase in population is to be calculated on the population after the 8% increase and not on the previous year's population). Find what will be the percentage increase in population after two years.