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A's income is 20% less than B's income and B's income is 10% less than C's income, if C's income is Rs. 180, then the income of A is.
Rs. 119.60
Rs. 129.60
Rs. 139.60
Rs. 149.60
Rs. 129.60
A : B = 80 : 100 = 4 : 5
B : C = 90 : 100 = 9 : 10
If A : C = 4 9 : 5 10 = 36 : 50 = 18 : 25
If B gets Rs. 25, A gets Rs. 18
But C gets 180, then A gets
Rs. = Rs. 129.60
The population of a town is 64,000 and its annual increase is 10%. The increase in the population at the end of 3 years is
20,184
22,184
21,184
31,184
21,184
Population after 3 years
Increase = 64000 = 21184
A dishonest shopkeeper claims to sell his goods at cost price but uses a weight of 800 gm in place of the standard 1 kg weight. His gain percent is
25%
20%
16%
8%
25%
Let cost price = Rs. 100 per kg
= Rs. 100 per 1000 gm
and he use 1 kg as 800 gm.
His gain = cost of 200 gm = Rs. 20
His gain
An error of 2% in excess is made while measuring the side of a square. The percentage of error in the calculated area of the square is
2%
2.02%
4%
4.04%
4.04%
Let the side of the square = 100
Due to error, the side of the square = 102
then area =
difference = 404
Error % in the area of the square
In a certain examination 40% of the students failed in Mathematics, 30% failed in English and 10% failed in both. The percentage of students who passed in both the subjects is:
20
40
30
10
40
Student failed in both subjects = (40 + 30)%
and student failed is at least one subject = (70 - 10)% = 60%
Student passed in both subject = (100 - 60)% = 40%