Cluster · Percentage Change and Successive Percentage Calculations
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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? pipeline-1096949
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The price of rice increased by 10%, By how much should we reduce the consumption so that the expenditure does not increase on rice? pipeline-1103317
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delhi_police | — | intermediate | |
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The salary of employees in a factory was reduced by 20% due to economic crisis. In order to have their salary back to original amount, it must be raised by: pipeline-1257185
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delhi_police | — | intermediate | |
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The price of sugar is increased by 40%. By what percentage must one cut down on the consumption of sugar so that no extra amount has to be incurred on sugar? pipeline-1085521
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delhi_police | percentage | intermediate | |
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A number is decreased by 30%, then increased by 27% and then futher increased by 20%. What is the net increase decrease percentage in the mumber (correct to the nearest integer)? pipeline-1251361
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delhi_police | — | intermediate | |
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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. pipeline-1251462
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delhi_police | percentage | intermediate | |
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The value of the piece of metal has increased from Rs 565 to Rs 678. Find the percentage of the increased value. (% In) pipeline-1251258
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delhi_police | percentage | intermediate | |
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The price of tomatoes increases by 10%. The consumption of tomatoes decreases by 15%. What is the percentage change in the expenditure on tomatoes? pipeline-1199482
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delhi_police | — | intermediate | |
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The price of LPG cylinders has increased from Rs 816 to Rs 1020. What percentage of consumption should be reduced so that the amount spent on LPG cylinders will be reversed ( In% ). pipeline-1198600
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delhi_police | percentage | intermediate | |
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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? pipeline-1195052
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delhi_police | percentage | intermediate | |
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The price of an item is increased twice successively. The final price is ₹2,295 and initial price was ₹1,000. The percentage increment the second time was twice the percentage increment the first time. By what percentage was the price increased the second time? pipeline-1201034
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delhi_police | percentage | intermediate | |
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A number is first increased by 25% and then decreased by 10%. If the resulting number is 72, what is the original number? pipeline-1111632
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delhi_police | — | intermediate | |
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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? pipeline-1133055
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delhi_police | percentage | intermediate | |
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An investor, invested ₹2,00,000 in shares. The shares rose by 18% on the first day, fell by 15% on the second day, and then fell by 3% on the third day. What is the net percentage increase or decrease in the value of the investor's shares?(Rounded up to one decimal place) pipeline-1106478
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delhi_police | percentage | intermediate | |
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If the number 40 is increased by 40%, then what will be the actual increase? pipeline-1094304
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delhi_police | — | intermediate | |
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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? pipeline-1096514
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delhi_police | percentage | intermediate | |
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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? pipeline-988645
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railways | percentage | intermediate | |
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If price of papaya is increased by 40 percent, then by what percentage consumption of papaya should be decreased so that the expenditure incurred on papaya gets decreased by 10 percent? pipeline-1022116
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railways | percentage | intermediate | |
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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? pipeline-1022120
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railways | percentage | intermediate | |
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Price of ticket of a bus increases by 18% while the number of travelers decreases 13%. Find the change in revenue. pipeline-827162
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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What is the average price (per litre) of the petrol in all the given years together? pipeline-846750
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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A number if reduced by 20% becomes 228. By what percent should it be increased so that it becomes 313.5? pipeline-841809
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railways | percentage | intermediate | |
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In a festive season, the rate of an article goes up by 20% due to which the sale of an article goes down by 12.5%. If the shopkeeper earned a net profit then find the percentage increase in the revenue of the shop. pipeline-841794
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railways | percentage | intermediate | |
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A number ‘a’ increases by 30% and as a result the product of it with another number ‘b’ increases by 4%. To keep their product constant, how much percent 'b' should be decreased? pipeline-854028
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railways | percentage | intermediate | |
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If the price of wheat increases by 25% then, how much percentage of consumption should be reduced to spend like before? pipeline-824393
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railways | percentage | intermediate | |
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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? pipeline-802653
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railways | percentage | intermediate | |
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The price of sugar is increased by 16.66% and the consumption of a family is decreased by 25%. Find the percentage change in his expenditure. pipeline-842451
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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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: pipeline-802759
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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If the cost of a toy worth Rs 1200 is increased by Rs 300. Find the rate of increase of the cost of toy. pipeline-824308
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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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? pipeline-835857
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railways | percentage | intermediate | |
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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. pipeline-1134094
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railways | percentage | intermediate | |
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Ramnarayan's salary was reduced by 3\(\frac{1}{8}\)%, and then, the reduced salary was increased by 7\(\frac{2}{5}\)%. By what percentage (rounded off to two decimal places) is his new salary more/less as compared to his original salary? pipeline-1155985
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railways | percentage | intermediate | |
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A number is first increased by 25% and then decreased by 10%. If the resulting number is 72, what is the original number? pipeline-1102360
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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The price of an article is increased by r%. The new price was decreased by r% later. Now the latest price is Rs.1. What was the original price of the article? pipeline-1096780
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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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? pipeline-1134011
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railways | percentage | intermediate | |
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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? pipeline-1086361
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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If price of papaya is increased by 40 percent, then by what percentage consumption of papaya should be decreased so that the expenditure incurred on papaya gets decreased by 10 percent? pipeline-1071113
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railways | percentage | intermediate | |
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The price of sugar is increased by 40%. By what percentage must one cut down on the consumption of sugar so that no extra amount has to be incurred on sugar? pipeline-1071112
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railways | percentage | intermediate | |
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A number is increased by 25% and then decreased by 16%, the final percentage increase in the number: pipeline-1069998
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railways | percentage | intermediate | |
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The price of a car increases successively by 5%, 10% and 20%, respectively. What is the equivalent change in the price? pipeline-1070283
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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If the price of petrol increased by 7%, then by what percentage should the consumption be decreased by the consumer, if the expenditure on petrol remains unchanged? pipeline-1071106
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railways | percentage | intermediate | |
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What is the average price (per litre) of the petrol in all the given years together? pipeline-1048017
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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If the price of sugarcane has increased from Rs. 350 to Rs. 375.5 this year then, find the percentage increase in the price of sugarcane. pipeline-988263
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railways | percentage | intermediate | |
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The number increased by 20% and further increased by 10%. If it becomes 2640 then, find the original number. pipeline-988275
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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The price of a commodity first increased by 40% and then decreased by 25%. If the price of the commodity is now Rs. 1,575, then find the initial price of the commodity. pipeline-840975
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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The Price of shares of HIM Tech in 2021 was Rs 5000. If it first increases by 8% in 2022 and then decreased by 10% in 2023. Find the final price of the shares. pipeline-824877
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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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? pipeline-1297142
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railways | percentage | intermediate | |
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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) pipeline-1297254
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railways | percentage | intermediate | |
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The price of an article is increased by r%. The new price was decreased by r% later. Now the latest price is Rs.1. What was the original price of the article? pipeline-1291704
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railways | — | intermediate | |
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The price of an article is raised by 45% and then two successive discounts of 15% each are allowed. Ultimately the price of the article is _________. pipeline-1295729
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