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Mohit after spending 28% of his monthly salary in buying electronic goods and 22% of the monthely salary in repair work of furniture invested 40% of the remaining amount in fixed deposits. If he was left with Rs. 16, 350 how much is his monthly salary?

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In a village, three people contested for the post of village pradhan. Due to their own interest, all the voters voted and no one vote was invalid. The losing candidate got 30% votes. What could be the minimum absolute margin of votes by which the winning candidate led by the nearest rival, if each candidate got an integral percent of votes?
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Mary paid 15% of her monthly salary towards an EMI. From the remaining salary, she paid 10% as internet bill and 20% as rent. If, after the mentioned expenses she was left with ₹24990, what was Mary's monthly salary?
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An army lost 10% of its men in war, 10% of the remaining due to diseases and 10% of the rest were disabled. Thus, the strength was reduced to 729000 active men. Find the original strength of the army?
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The population of a city was 70000, it increased by 8%. What is the population now?  
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Out of his total income, Mr. Kapoor spends 20% on house rent and 70% of the rest on household expenses. If he saves ₹1800. What is his total income? 
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There are 40% women workers in an office. 40% women and 60% men of that office voted for in my favour. What is percentage of total votes in my favour ?
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The difference between 45 of a number and 45% of the number is 56. What is 65% of the number?
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A small scale soap business has the following expenses: 10% on marketing, 65% on employees salary and 25% on raw materials. If the business pays a total salary of Rs. 65,000 then what is its marketing expense?

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Out of the total population, 40% were females. Out of the total number of males, 75% were literates and the remaining 225 were illiterates. If 70% of the total number of females are literates, how many females were illiterate?
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In 2003, the total population of a village was 4800, out of which 40% were females. In 2004, the total population increased by 10% as compared to the previous year. If the number of females remained the same in 2004, what was the percentage increase in the number of males in 2004 as compared to 2003?

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There are 1500 students in a school, 15% are Muslims, 7% are Sikhs, 8% are Christians and remaining are Hindus. How many Hindu students are there in the school?

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Bhavani decided to donate 12% of her monthly salary to an orphanage. On the day of donation she changed her mind and donated Rs. 2400 which was 125% of what she decided earlier. How much is Bhavani's salary?
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60% is equal to: 
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In an election there were only two candidates. One of the candidates secured 40% of votes and is defeated by the other candidate by 298 votes. The total number of votes polled is ?
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In a shopping mall the cost of an article was increased by 10% and then it was decreased by 10%. The net increase or decrease percent is:
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A man spends 60% of his income on different items. His income is increased by 20% and his expenditure is also increased by 10%. Find the percentage decrease in his savings.
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35% of a number is 91. What is the number?
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In a 120 L of mixture of milk and water, water is only 25%. The milkman sold 20 L of this mixture and then he added 16.2 L of pure milk and 3.8 L of pure water in the remaining mixture. What is the percentage of water in the final mixture?
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Gaurav spent Rs. 38460 on the renovation of his home, Rs. 24468 on buying a home theatre and the remaining 28% of the total amount he had as cash with him. What was the total amount?
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In a history examination, the average of the entire class was 80 marks. If 10% of the students scored 95 marks and 20% scored 90 marks, what was the average marks of the remaining students of the class?