Percentage Level-3 Quiz-2

1. An article is marked at 80% above the cost price. What is the maximum number of successive discounts of 10% each, which can be offered, before selling the article such that a loss is not incurred?

2. In an exam, P, Q and R scored 32%, 40% and 48% of the total marks respectively. Q and R passed the exam and P failed the exam. One of Q and R got 37 marks more than the pass mark. P failed by 23 marks. If the total marks of the exam are more than 300, find the pass mark of the exam.

3. A city has a population of 182,000. It is to be divided into 16 voting districts such that the population of any of the districts does not exceed that of any of the other districts by more than 10%. Find the least population that any of the districts can have.

4. The savings of Achyut are 30% of his earnings while the savings of Ranjit are 150% of the savings of Achyut. The combined earnings of Achyut and Ranjit as a percentage of Achyut’s earnings cannot be

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A company purchases components A and B from Germany and USA respectively. A and B form 30% and 50% of the total production cost. Current gain is 20%. Due to change in the international scenario, cost of the German Mark increased by 30% and that of USA Dollar increased by 22%. Due to market conditions the selling price cannot be increased beyond 10%. Then what is the maximum current gain possible?

6. If the USA Dollar becomes cheap by 12% over its original cost and the cost of German Mark increased by 20%. The selling price is not altered. What will be the gain?

7. In a company 40% are male, out of which 75% earn a salary of 25,000 plus. If 45% of the employees 25,000 plus salaries, what is the fraction of female employees earning less than or equal to 25,000?

8. In an exam, there are 3 sections, English, General awareness and Mathematics. This paper is designed in a way such that 40% of the total weightage is given to English and Mathematics each and 20% to general awareness. 50% marks of the total are required to pass the exam. A student scored 40% each in Mathematics and English. What % does he need to score in general awareness to get through?

9. In a village there are 25% people who are illiterate and rest of them have college degree. Out of those having college degree 40% are married. Half of married people are bald. Find the population of the village if there are 180 bald people in the village.

10. Rahul scored 40% of his runs through boundaries in a match. 40% of these boundaries runs were through sixes and rest were fours. How many runs did he score if he hit 4 sixes?