Less and More

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Less and More: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as, Lending and Borrowing Money, Increase or Decrease in Quantity as Percent, Final Amount for Repayment and Application of Percentages in Real Life Problems etc.

Important Questions on Less and More

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A number x is mistakenly divided by 10 instead of being multiplied by 10. What is the percentage error in the result?

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Weights of two friends Ram and Shyam are in the ratio of 4 : 5. Ram'€s weight increases by 10% and the total weight of Ram and Shyam together becomes 82.8 kg, an increase of 15%. By what percent did the weight of Shyam increase ?

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If the length and the breadth of a rectangle are increased by 25% and 44% respectively, by what % does the area of that rectangle increase ?

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In Veeru Bhai Pvt.limited company 60% of the employees are men and 48% of the employees are Engineer and 66.6% of these are men. The % of women who are not engineers:

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Asha's salary was increased by 10%. In order to bring her salary back to the original value, her new salary must be decreased by what per cent?

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Study the data carefully and answer the following question.

Wholesaler

Crops

Ramu Shyamu Prem
Wheat 55 75 60
Rice 80 65 75
Maize 20 25 35
Sugarcane 60 60 60
Jute 40 35 35

Table shows the profit earned by three different sellers on selling five different crops per kg.

The total profit earned by Ramu, Shyamu and Prem on selling 1 kg of rice each is how much percent more than the total profit earned by Ramu, Shyamu and Prem on selling 1 kg of jute each?

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A and B jointly owe 100 to C. A pays 100 to  C, B not knowing this pays another 100 to C.Is C bound to return 100received extra by him.

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A man invested 49,600 in the bank account for his two daughters whose ages are 13 years and 15 years in such a way that they will get equal amount at the age of 18 years. Find the share of the elder girl, if the rate of interest is 6% p.a.

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18% of 650 students in a school chose to attend cricket coaching classes. how many students attend these classes.

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The total population of a town is 60000. If the population of male and female is increased by 16% and 6% respectively, then the total population will be increased by 10%. Then after increment, the population of male and female was:

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In 2015, Bonny's weight was 40 kg. In 2016, his weight is 46 kg. Find the percentage increase in his weight in 2016 over 2015.

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A company had sold 20,000 books in 2014. In the year 2016, they could sell 17,500 books. What is the percentage decrease in the sale of books in 2016 over 2014?

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I lent 3000 to Manish for 4 years and 2000 to Samar for 2 years. Find the rate of interest if I get an interest of 480 in the end.

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What should be the decrease in the sale of an article, if there is an increase of 16% in its price, so that the expenditure incurred on that article remains the same.

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If increasing 50 by A percent is the same as decreasing 75 by A percent, the value of A is 

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Sumit has lent 15,500 to Vishal at 4% per annum for 9 months. How much will Sumit get from Vishal after 9 months?

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What is the formula of amount?

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The tax on a commodity is diminished by 15% and its consumption increased by 15%. Find the percentage decrease in the revenue collected from it.

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If the length of a rectangle is decreased by 60% and the width is increased by 30%. What will be the percentage change in the area of the rectangle?

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A person's salary has increased from 12500 to 14375. What is the percentage increase in his salary?