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TOPIC TEST :

1. A man spends 75% of his income. If his income increases by 20% and his expenditure
increases by 10%, what is the percentage increase in his savings?

2. A person had 60% of his original stock remaining after selling 40%. If he sells another 50% of
the remaining stock, what percentage of the original stock remains?

3. A student scores 30% in an exam and fails by 28 marks. If he had scored 40%, he would have
passed by 12 marks. What is the passing mark?

4. A mixture contains 60% water and 40% sugar. How much sugar should be added to 80 liters
of this mixture to make it 50% sugar?

5. In a class of 50 students, 30% are girls. If 40% of the boys and 60% of the girls passed an
exam, what percentage of the whole class passed?

6. A product is marked up by 25%, then a discount of 20% is given on the marked price. What is
the overall percentage change in the price?

7. If the price of a product is increased by 30% and later decreased by 20%, what is the overall
percentage change in the price?

8. A retailer offers a 20% discount on a product, which is originally priced at $500. If the retailer
still makes a profit of 25% on the cost price, find the cost price.

9. A man gets a 10% salary increase, followed by another 10% increase. What is the overall
percentage increase in his salary?

10. If the population of a town increases by 8% annually, what will be the percentage increase in
3 years?

11. The length of a rectangle is increased by 15% and its width is decreased by 10%. What is the
percentage change in the area?

12. A man invests 60% of his monthly salary. If his salary increases by 25%, but his expenditure
increases by only 10%, what is the percentage increase in his savings?

13. A student secured 45% in an exam and got 135 marks. If the pass percentage is 33%, how
many more marks did the student score than the passing marks?

14. A business had 500 employees, of which 60% were men. If 40% of the men and 50% of the
women left the company, what percentage of employees remained?

15. The price of a commodity increases by 10%, then decreases by 10%, and finally increases by
10%. What is the net percentage increase or decrease in price?

16. A bank offers 6% interest on deposits annually. If a person deposits $10,000, how much will
he have in his account after 2 years if interest is compounded annually?

17. A car’s value depreciates by 20% each year. If the current value is $50,000, what will the car
be worth after 3 years?
18. A shopkeeper marks up his goods by 50% and then gives a 20% discount. What is his
percentage profit?

19. If 75% of a number is added to 75, the result is the number itself. What is the number?

20. A salary of an employee increases by 12% in the first year and by 8% in the second year.
What is the total percentage increase in the salary after two years?

21. In a basket, 40% of the fruits are apples, and 30% of the remaining fruits are oranges. If there
are 42 oranges, how many apples are in the basket?

22. A man spends 80% of his monthly income and saves Rs. 3,000. What is his monthly income?

23. A person spends 40% of his income on rent, 25% on food, 15% on transportation, and saves
the rest. If his income is Rs. 50,000, how much does he save?

24. A man invests Rs. 20,000 in a scheme that offers 12% interest per annum. If the interest is
compounded annually, how much will he have after 3 years?

25. The price of an article is reduced by 25%. By what percentage must the new price be
increased to restore it to its original price?

26. The population of a city is 1 million, and it increases by 10% every year. What will be the
population after 2 years?

27. A man gets a 20% raise in salary and another 10% raise the following year. If his initial salary
was Rs. 50,000, what is his new salary?

28. In an examination, 80% of the students passed and the rest failed. If 40 students failed, how
many students appeared for the examination?

29. A tradesman marks his goods 25% above the cost price. If he allows a discount of 15%, what
is his percentage profit?

30. A student needs 75% marks to pass an exam. If he scores 60% and fails by 30 marks, what are
the maximum marks of the exam?

Answer Key:

1. 66.67%

2. 30%

3. 140 marks

4. 16 liters

5. 46%

6. 0% (No overall change)

7. 4% decrease

8. $400

9. 21%
10. 25.97%

11. 3.5% decrease

12. 36%

13. 36 marks

14. 46%

15. 8.9% increase

16. $11,236

17. $25,600

18. 20%

19. 300

20. 21.6%

21. 60 apples

22. Rs. 15,000

23. Rs. 10,000

24. Rs. 28,051.84

25. 33.33%

26. 1.21 million

27. Rs. 66,000

28. 200 students

29. 6.25%

30. 200 marks

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In the first year, the car's value becomes $40,000 (0.8 * $50,000). In the second year, it decreases to $32,000 (0.8 * $40,000), and in the third year to $25,600 (0.8 * $32,000).

After a 25% reduction, the price is now 75% of the original. To restore it, increase the new price by 33.33% (since 100/75 = 1.3333, which is 33.33% more than 1).

A 12% increase in the first year means the salary is multiplied by 1.12. An 8% increase in the second year means the salary is again multiplied by 1.08. Thus, the overall multiplication factor is 1.12 * 1.08 = 1.2096. The overall percentage increase is (1.2096 - 1) * 100 = 20.96% .

Currently, the mixture contains 32 liters of sugar (40% of 80 liters). To make it 50% sugar, the sugar content must be equal to the water content, which is initially 48 liters (60% of 80 liters). Thus, 16 liters of sugar must be added to reach 48 liters, making it a mixture of 50% sugar .

If 10% of the total marks equates to a score improvement from failing by 28 marks to passing by 12 marks, that gap is 40 marks (12 + 28). Therefore, the total marks are 400 (40 is 10% of total). Passing marks are thus 40% of 400, which is 160 .

Assuming an initial income of $100, the man initially spends $75, saving $25. With a 20% increase, the income becomes $120, and with a 10% rise in expenditure, the new expenditure is $82.5, leaving savings of $37.5. The percentage increase in savings is (37.5 - 25)/25 * 100 = 50% .

Assume an initial price of $100. After a 10% increase, the price becomes $110. A subsequent 10% decrease results in $99 (0.9 * 110), and a final 10% increase brings it to $108.9 (1.1 * 99). The net percentage increase is [(108.9 - 100)/100] * 100 = 8.9% .

The marked price becomes Rs. 150 (50% above Rs. 100). After a 20% discount, the selling price is Rs. 120. Thus, the profit percentage on the cost price of Rs. 100 is [(120 - 100)/100] * 100 = 20% .

If 80% passed, 20% failed. Let x be the total number of students. Then 0.2x = 40, yielding x = 200 students .

With an annual increase of 10%, the population after one year is 1.1 million. Another 10% increase in the second year results in 1.1 * 1.1 = 1.21 million, representing a 21% increase over two years .

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