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Simple problems:
1 . Express the following as a fraction.
a) 56%
SOLUTION:
56/100=14/25
b) 4%
SOLUTION:
4/100=1/25
c) 0.6%
SOLUTION:
0.6/100=6/1000=3/500
d) 0.08%
SOLUTION:
0.08/100=8/10000=1/1250
a) 6%
SOLUTION:
6% = 6/100=0.06
b) 0.04%
SOLUTION:
0.04% = 0.04/100=0.0004
SOLUTION:
= (23/36*100) %
= 63 8/9%
ii).6 ¾
SOLUTION:
6 ¾ =27/4
(27/4 *100) % =675 %
SOLUTION:
=(28/100) *450 + (45/100) *280
= 28 * 45 / 5
= 252
SOLUTION:
Formula : (IS / OF ) *100 %
= 2/50 *100
= 4%
SOLUTION:
=( ½) / (1/3) *100 %
= 3/2 *100 %
= 150 %
SOLUTION:
1 metric tonne =10 Quintals
So required percentage=(40/(2*10))*100%
= 200%
ii) 9% of ? =6.3
SOLUTION:
Let 9 % of x = 6.3.
Then 9/100 of x= 6.3
so x = 6.3 *100/7
= 70.
SOLUTION:
16 2/3 % = 50/3 %
=50/3 * 1/100
=1/6
= 0.166
2 / 15 =0.133
So 0.17 is greatest number in the given series.
SOLUTION:
SOLUTION:
Let the number of meters to be examined be x.
Then 0.08% of x=2.
0.08/100*x= 2
x= 2 * 100/0.08
=2 * 100 * 100/8
= 2500
SOLUTION:
Let the two numbers be x and y.
7.5% of x=12.5% of y'
So 75x=125 y
3x=5y
x=5/3y.
Now x-y=1660
5/3y-y=1660
2/3y=1660
y=2490
So x= 2490+1660
=4150.
So the numbers are 4150 , 1660.
SOLUTION:
Error= 81.5-81.472=0.028
So the required percentage = 0.028/81.472*100%
= 0.034%
15. In an election between two persons ,75% of the voters
cast their votes out of which 2% are invalid. A got
9261 which 75% of the total valid votes. Find total
number of votes?
SOLUTION:
Let x be the total votes.
valid votes are 98% of 75% of x.
So 75%(98%(75% of x))) = 9261
==> 75/100 *98 /100 * 75 100 *x = 9261
x= 1029 * 4 *100 *4 / 9
= 16800
So total no of votes = 16800
SOLUTION:
70% of 10 =70/100 * 10
=7
40% of 30 = 40 / 100 * 30
= 12
60 % of 35 = 60 / 100 *35
= 21
So correctly attempted questions = 7 + 12 + 21
=40.
Questions to be answered correctly for 60% grade
=60% of 75
= 60/100 *75
=45.
So required questions=45-40 = 5
17 . If 50% of (x – y) = 30% of (x + y) then what percent
of x is y ?
SOLUTION:
50/100(x-y) =30/100(x+y)
½ (x-y)= 3/10(x+y)
5x-5y=3x+3y
x=4y
So Required percentage =y/x*100 %
=y/4y *100 %
= 25%.
SOLUTION:
Reduction in consumption= R/(100+R) *100%
=20/120 *100
= 16 2/3 %
SOLUTION:
Population After 2 years = 176400[1+5/100]2
=176400 * 21/20 *21/20
=194481
Population 2 years ago = 176400/(1+5/100)2
= 176400 * 20/21 *20/ 21
=160000
SOLUTION:
33 1/3 =100 /
Required Percentage = (100/3)/(100 + (100/3)) *100 %
= 100/400 *100 = 25 %
SOLUTION:
Number of passed candidates =
10/100*40+20/100 *50+10/100 * 60
=4+10+6
=20
Total students in school = 40+50+60 =150
So required percentage = 20/150 *100
= 40 /3
=13 1/3 %
SOLUTION:
n(A)=75/100 *600
=450
n(B) = 45/100 *600
= 270
n(A^B)=n(A) + n(B) – n(AUB)
=450 + 270 -600
=120
So 120 boys play both the games.
SOLUTION:
Total money = (600 * 25/100 +1200 *50/100)
=Rs 750
25p coins removed = 12/100 *600
=72
50p coins removed = 24/100 *1200
=288
So money removed =72 *1/4 +288 *1/2
= Rs 162
So required percentage=162/750 *100
=21 .6%
SOLUTION:
Given that P= 6Q
So Q is less than P by 5Q.
Required percentage= 5Q/P*100 %
=5/6 * 100 %
=83 1/3%
SOLUTION:
Let the original price = Rs x/kg
Reduced price =79/100x /kg
==> 100/(79x/100)-100/x =10.5
==> 10000/79x-100/x=10.5
==> 10000-7900=10.5 * 79 x
==> x= 2100/10.5 *79
So required price = Rs (79/100 *2100/10.5 *79) /kg
= Rs 2 per kg.
SOLUTION:
Let the length =l,Breadth= b.
Let the required decrease in breadth be x %
then 160/100 l *(100-x)/100 b=lb
160(100-x)=100 *100
or 100-x =10000/160
=125/2
so x = 100-125/2
=75/2=37.5