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In an election between two candidates, a candidate secured 41% of the total votes and lost by 5364 votes. Find the total number of votes polled.

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Important Questions on Percentage

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If the price of a commodity is increased by 15%, at what percent should it be decreased so as to bring down the price back to the original?
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Bhawna scored 40 out of 60 in Hindi, 60 out of 80 in English, 63 out of 75 in science and 49 out of 50 in mathematics. In which subject is Bhawna’s performance the best?

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Bhawna scored 40 out of 60 in Hindi, 60 out of 80 in English, 63 out of 75 in science and 49 out of 50 in mathematics. If the aggregate percentage of marks is k%, then, find the value of k.

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Gun powder contains 75% potassium nitrate and 15% sulphur. Find the amount of gun powder which contains 5 kg potassium nitrate. What amount of gun powder would contain 2.25 kg sulphur?

 

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A student secured 36% marks and failed by 34 marks. Another student secured 46% marks and got 51 more marks than the minimum marks required to pass. Find the maximum marks and the pass percentage of marks.

 

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If each side of a square is increased by 10%, find the percentage increase in the area.
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Last year mangoes were available at 60 per dozen. This year, the same variety of mangoes is available for 120 per score. Find the percentage increase or decrease in the price of mangoes. (1 score=20)

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Time duration of 8 minutes 40 seconds is wrongly noted as 6 minutes 50 seconds. What is the percentage error?