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There were only two contestants A and B in the recent assembly election in Bihar at Raghopur constituency. B got 50% of the votes that A got. Had A got 200 votes less, then there would have been a tie. What is the total number of votes polled?

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Important Questions on Arithmetic

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A city had a population of 30,00,000 in the beginning of 1999. Its average growth rate is 4% per year, but due to a massive earthquake in 200 I, its population is reduced by 8% in that year. However, it again maintained the same growth rate of 4% in following years. What will be the approximate population of the city at the end of 2003?
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A is an alloy of tin and copper, and B is an alloy of copper and zinc. A has 30% copper, whereas B has 50% copper. x gm of A is mixed with 30 gm of B to form another alloy that has 45% copper. What is the value of x?
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Rajesh Raj has ₹ 90,000 with him. He purchases a Bike, a home theatre, and a flat TV for ₹15,000, ₹ 13,000, and ₹ 35,000, respectively, and puts the remaining money in his bank account which pays 15 per cent per annum Compound Interest. After 2 years, he sells off the three items at 80% of their original price and also withdraws his entire money from the bank by closing the account. What is the total change in his asset?
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After three successive raises, Aftab's salary became equal to 378125 of his initial salary. By what percentage was the salary raised the first time if the third rise was twice as high (in percentage) as the second rise and the second raise was twice as high (in percentage) as the first rise?
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One litre of water is evaporated from 6 litres of a solution containing 4% of sugar. The percentage of sugar is the remaining solution is-
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If A's income is 60% of B's income and A's expenditure is 70% of B's expenditure. If A's income is 75% of B's expenditure, find the ratio of A's savings to B's savings?
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There are 110,000 books at Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library, 40% of which are Science books. It was decided to add 20,000 new books to the library. How many of the new books should be Science books in order to bring the percentage of Science books in the library equal to 45%?
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If 33 untrained labourers can do a piece of work in 15 days of 12 hours each, then how many trained labourers can do 50% more work in 11 days of 9 hours each? (Assuming that it takes 2 trained labourers to do the work of 5 untrained labourers.)