Cluster · Percentage Change and Successive Percentage Calculations

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Successive and Net Percentage Change
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In the year 2018, the price of subscription to Amazon Prime for a year was Rs 12,000 which fetched them a revenue of Rs 1,08,00,000. They increased their price of subscription by 20% the next year due to which some of the subscribers canceled their subscriptions yet Amazon Prime did not experience a fall in revenue. Find the number of subscribers decreased the following year.

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english intermediate

If the price of potatoes is increased by 30 percent then by what percent should the family's consumption be decreased so that the expenditure increases only 10 percent?

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english percentage intermediate

The per kg rate of an iron rod is increased by 12% and the total expenditure on the iron rod is increased by 28.8% when it is galvanised. If the weight of the iron rod was 10 kg earlier, what is the new weight of the iron rod?

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english intermediate

If the price of raw plastic increases by 10%, due to this the price of toys increases by 20%. Find how much more percent should have to pay by the customer for this toy?

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english intermediate

The price of sugar increased by 32%. A family reduced its consumption so that the expenditure of the sugar is up only by 10%.if the total consumption of the sugar before the price rise was 10kg per month, then the consumption of the sugar per month at present(in kg) is :

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english intermediate

The price of two varieties of chargers 'B-type' and 'C-type' are in the ratio 3 : 5. When the price of B-type charger is increased by 25% and the total price of a B-type and a C-type charger becomes Rs. 450, with an increase of 15%. By what percent approximately the price of C- type charger is increased?

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english percentage intermediate

The price of a gold necklace is increased by 20% and due to this, a man purchases 20 necklaces less at Rs. 500000. Find how many necklaces the man purchased after the price increased.

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english intermediate

The price of petroleum is increased by 20% due to increasing GST. If a motor car company wants to increase its expenditure on petroleum is 5% then, find the decrease in the consumption of petroleum. (The initial consumption of petroleum was 72000 liter.)

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english intermediate

A person hires a transport company to send some goods from his factory to a warehouse. This costed him Rs. 27800 out of which 60% were fuel charges and the rest were fixed charges. Now, the fuel prices on a particular day went up by 4.75%. What will be the amount paid by the person if he wishes to send the same shipment from his factory to the warehouse?

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english intermediate

The price of petrol increased by 5% from its previous rate of Rs. 70 per liter. The transport company, whose vehicle mileage is 12 km/liter increased its charges by 40% from the previous charge of Rs. 5/Km. If the transport company bears the cost of petrol, then how much profit will the transport company make from a customer traveling 144 km, ignoring other expenses of the company?

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english intermediate

In the Delhi metro, the price of tickets is increased by 25%, and as a result the number of passengers also increases by 12%. If the revenue collected increases by Rs.45000 and the total number of passengers is 11200 now then what is the price of a ticket before the increment? (Number of passengers traveling without a ticket is 200 now, which was zero earlier)

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english intermediate

The price of petrol increases by 20% and thus the rate of bus ticket is also increased by 10%. If the fuel consumption and number of travellers remain same as 30 litres and 60 respectively then what is the difference between the amount collected from the travellers and the amount spent on fuel? (Price of petrol was Rs. 70/litre and rate of bus ticket was Rs. 50 earlier)

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english intermediate

There are some houses in the city. Each house used an LPG cylinder for cooking. The consumption of LPG in the last month in each house is given below:

House House No.1 House No 2 House No 3 House No 4 House No 5 House No 6
Consumption 15 kg 12 kg 10 kg 18 kg 16 kg 14 kg

If the price of 2/3 kg of the LPG is Rs.70, find the average cost price of the LPG for each house.

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english intermediate

Total price of 11 litre of petrol and 7 litres of diesel is Rs. 1405 while total price of 7 litre of petrol and 4 litres of diesel is Rs. 860. What is total price of 1 litre of petrol and 1 litre of diesel?

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english intermediate

Sum of prices of 3 liters petrol and 4 liters diesel was Rs. 500 in May. Next month, price of petrol increases by Rs. 10/liter and the price of diesel decreases by Rs. 5/liter then sum of prices of 4 liters petrol and 3 liters diesel is Rs. 540. What was the per liter price of petrol in May?

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english intermediate

Quantity I: The price of a book went up from Rs. 80 to Rs. 95. By how many percent did the price increase?

Quantity II: The price of a book decreased from Rs. 75 to Rs. 50. By how many percent did the price decrease?

 

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english percentage intermediate

If the price of a book is first decreased by 30% and then increased by 20%, then the net change in the price will be:

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reasoning intermediate

If the cost of a toy worth Rs 1200 is increased by Rs 300. Find the rate of increase of the cost of toy.

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reasoning intermediate

Quantity x is increased by 68%. Due to its product with another quantity y, the product increases by 26%, what is the percentage decrease in the value of y?

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reasoning percentage intermediate

When the price of an item was reduced by 20%, then its sale increased by x%. If there is an increase of 60% in the receipt of the revenue, then the value of x is:

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reasoning intermediate

A two-digit number x is increased by x%, as a result, it becomes 29.76. The number was increased by a percentage equal to the number obtained by reversing the digits of the original number. Find the resultant number.

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reasoning intermediate

A number is decreased by 30%, then increased by 30%, then further increased by 30%. What is the net increase/decrease percent in the number (correct to the nearest integer)?

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reasoning intermediate

Vedant's salary decreased by 60% and then increased by 60%. Find the overall percentage reduction of Vedant's salary.

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reasoning percentage intermediate

The price of petrol is increased by 28%. A person wants to increase his expenditure by 22% only. By approximately what percent should he decrease his consumption?

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reasoning percentage intermediate

A number is decreased by 30%, then increased by 30%, then further decreased by 10%. What is the net increase/decrease percent in the number (correct to the nearest integer)?

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reasoning intermediate

The cost of tomatoes per kg is increased by 300%. A housewife reduces her consumption of tomatoes by 70%. By what percentage does her expenditure on tomatoes increase or decrease?

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mp_police percentage intermediate

The cost of a washing machine is 40% less than the cost of a TV. If the cost of the washing machine increases by 18% and that of the TV decreases by 10%, then what is the change in the total cost of 5 washing machines and 2 TVs?

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mp_police intermediate

When a number is successively decreased by 10 percent, 20 percent and 34 percent, then it become 10692. What is that number?

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mp_police intermediate

If Arun’s salary was decreased by 50% and subsequently increased by 50%, then how much percent did he lose?

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There are 120 hens in a poultry. Due to the addition of 140 more hens, the expenses of the poultry increases by Rs. 4050 while the average expenditure per hen diminishes by Rs. 3. What was the original expenditure of the poultry?

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mp_police intermediate

The price of an A.C. is first increased by 16%, and later on, the price is decreased by 22% due to a reduction in sales. Find the net percentage change in the final price of the A.C.

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mp_police percentage intermediate

The price of oil has increased by 35%. By what percentage should the increased price of oil be reduced so that the price of oil remains the same?

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mp_police percentage intermediate

Pinky fills her car tank with 20 liters of petrol. She goes on a journey and ends up with just 5.5 liters of petrol left in the tank. What is the percent change in the petrol in the tank?

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mp_police intermediate

The price of a car increases successively by 5%, 10% and 20%, respectively. What is the equivalent change in the price?

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bihar_police intermediate

Neeraj's earning was decreased by 60% and after that subsequently increased by 60%. Find the final loss % on his earnings.

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bihar_police intermediate

In a company, all employees are getting equal wages. If the number of employees is increased by 20% and their wages per head are decreased by 18%, what is the percentage decrease in total wages?

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up_police percentage intermediate

The price of fruits has increased by 25%. How much percentage should the consumption be decreased so that expenditure remains the same?

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up_police percentage intermediate

The price of groundnut has increased by 35%. The percentage of reduction that a family should effect in the use of groundnut so as not to increase the expenditure on this account is: (approx)

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up_police percentage intermediate

The price of rice increased by 10%, By how much should we reduce the consumption so that the expenditure does not increase on rice?

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up_police intermediate

A and B are numbers such that A is 40% larger than B. If A is decreased by 20% and B is increased by 38%, then what is the percentage increase in the total value of A and B?

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up_police percentage intermediate

When 100 is increased by k% the value becomes 121. k% can be obtained by two equal successive percentage change that is not equal to k. What is the value of the successive percentage change?

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up_police intermediate

When a number is successively decreased by 10 percent, 15 percent, and 56 percent, then it becomes 20196. What is that number?

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up_police intermediate

If the price of rice is raised by 20%, then by what percentage should a person reduce his consumption of rice so that his expenditure remains the same? (correct to one decimal place)

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up_police percentage intermediate

The price of an A.C. is first increased by 16%, and later on, the price is decreased by 22% due to a reduction in sales. Find the net percentage change in the final price of the A.C.

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up_police percentage intermediate

2016 is increased by 25% and the number 2520 is decreased by 20% then what would be the difference between these two numbers?

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rpf intermediate

A number is increased by 20%, then it is increased by x% and decreased by 2x% such that the overall increase is 13.4%. value of x is?

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rpf intermediate

If the price of the movie ticket increases by 26% and the number of seats reduces by 12%, what will be the percentage change in the collected revenue?

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rpf intermediate

The number increased by 200% and now it becomes 366. What is the original number?

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rpf intermediate

In a month the price of wheat increases by 40% by what percentage should the quantity be decreased such that the total expenditure of the family remains the same?

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rpf percentage intermediate

If the price of a commodity is decreased by 30% and its consumption is increased by 40%, then what will be the percentage increase or decrease in the expenditure of the commodity?

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