
In an examination of total students appeared, passed successfully. If the number of successful candidates are , how many students appeared (approximate) in the exam?


Important Questions on Percentage
A tank is filled in one hour and of the water is emptied in the next hour. If it is repeated again, find the percentage of the tank filled with water.

If of man’s salary is paid as rent, are his living expenses and is paid in L.I.C. If he spends remaining on the education of the children, find his salary?

A litre of water is evaporated from litre of sugar solution containing of sugar, find the percentage of sugar in remaining solution?

When the price of cloth were reduced by , the quantity of cloth sold increased by . What was the effect on gross receipt of the shop?

Chinmoy sold his radio set at loss, If he had sold it for more he would have made profit, for how much did he sell the radio?

At what rate of simple interest, a given sum will become twice in years?

The sum of is borrowed at the beginning of a year at simple interest. After months have passed more is borrowed at a rate of interest double that, which the former sum bears at the end of the year, the sum of interest on both loans is , what is the first rate of interest per annum?

The cost price of goods with a bankrupt is and if the goods had realised in their full value, his creditors would have received paise in the rupee. But of the good were sold at and the remainder at below their cost price. How many paise in a rupee was received by the creditors?
