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The owner of a flower shop follows a particular pattern for his business. During a period of inflation, he raises his price by P%, and during a slowdown, he decreases his existing prices by P%. After a year in which there was inflation first, followed by a slowdown, the cost of a red-rose bouquet decreases by ₹ 162. After another year, in which there was inflation once more followed by a slowdown, the cost of this bouquet reduced by a further ₹ 147.42. What was the original price of the red-rose bouquet?

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Important Questions on Arithmetic

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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 19
In Ranchi, only two newspapers Dainik Jagran and Prabhat Khabar are published. It is known that 25% of the city population reads Dainik Jagran and 20% reads Prabhat Khabar, whereas 8% reads both Dainik Jagran and Prabhat Khabar. It is also known that 30% of those who read Dainik Jagran but not Prabhat Khabar look into advertisement and 40% of those who read Prabhat Khabar but not Dainik Jagran look into advertisements, whereas 50% of those who read both Dainik Jagran and Prabhat Khabar look into advertisements. What is the percentage of the population who read an advertisement?
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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 23
In D-segment car market, only three competitors (Honda, Toyota, and Hyundai) exist. Last year, the sales of Toyota were 10% more than Honda. In a year, both the firms Honda and Toyota increased their respective sales by 20%. This year, the sales of Toyota are five times that of Hyundai. How much were the sales of the firm Hyundai last year, if the total sales remained constant over the two years period?
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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 24
Chintu is given a quadratic equation ax2+bx+c=0 and is asked to make another quadratic equation from this with a=1. In addition, one root of the second quadratic equation is same as one of the roots of the first equation but opposite in sign and the other root of the second equation is two times the second root of the first equation. Find the percentage change in the constant term of the second equation as compared to the first equation?
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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 25

There are two investment schemes offered by two different financial institutions X and Y as follows:

Scheme X: Rate of interest =10% per annum and period of maturity =2 years

The amount is returned with compound interest compounded annually.

Scheme Y: Rate of interest =11% per annum amount is returned with simple interest.

For what duration, should I invest ₹ 25,000 in scheme Y, so as to get same amount in return if I had invested in scheme X?

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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 1
Meena scores 40% in an examination and after review, even though her score is increased by 50%, she fails by 35 marks. If her post-review score is increased by 20%, she will have 7 marks more than the passing score. The percentage score needed for passing the examination i
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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 3
The income of Amala is 20% more than that of Bimala and 20% less than that of Kamala. If Kamala's income goes down by 4% and Bimala's goes up by 10%, then the percentage by which Kamala's income would exceed Bimala's is nearest to
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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 4
In 2010, a library contained a total of 11500 books in two categories - fiction and non-fiction. In 2015, the library contained a total of 12760 books in these two categories. During this period, there was 10% increase in the fiction category while there was 12% increase in the non-fiction category. How many fiction books were in the library in 2015 ?
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Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 2 - Arithmetic>Practice Exercises>Q 7
The salaries of Ramesh, Ganesh and Rajesh were in the ratio  6: 5: 7 in 2010, and in the ratio 3: 4: 3 in 2015. If Ramesh's salary increased by 25% during 2010-2015, then the percentage increase in Rajesh's salary during this period is closest to