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GATE 2022: General Aptitude: Percentages
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Question 1
The population of a town is increased by 15% in the first year and 8% in the second year, but decreased by 
in the third year. If the population at the end of the third year is 26,082, find the original population of the town.
in the third year. If the population at the end of the third year is 26,082, find the original population of the town.
Question 2
What is to be added to 27% of 1700 so that the sum is equal to 29% of 1900?
Question 3
If 75% of (P - Q) = 40% of (P + Q), then what percentage of Q is P?
Question 4
10% of the soldiers of an army are killed in the battle. 10% of the remaining soldiers died of disease and 10% of the remaining men were disabled. Now only 729000 soldiers are left in the army. How many soldiers were there in all in the army in the beginning?
Question 5
A man saves a certain part of his monthly income, so that he can purchase a car in 12 months. Find the % increment in his saving, so that he can buy that car in 9 months?
Question 6
Percentage of salt in a solution of salt and water is 12%. After some time 7 litres of mixture is evaporated and percentage of salt in solution become 18%. Find initial quantity of the solution.
Question 7
A salesman is allowed 14% commission on the total sales made by him and a bonus of 2% on the sales over Rupees. 15000. If the total earning of the salesman is 3796 rupees. Find the total sales?
Question 8
In a quarterly examination, a student secured 30% marks and failed by 12 marks. In the same examination, another student secured 40% marks and got 28 marks more than bare minimum marks to pass. Find the pass percentage.
Question 9
Ram and Shyam participated in an election in which all voters are required to vote. 3/8th of the voters promised to vote Ram and rest promised to vote Shyam. on the voting day 18% of the voters went back of their promise to vote Ram and 37% of the voters went back on their promise to vote Shyam. Find the total number of voters if Ram wins by 527 votes?
Question 10
In the Garbar Jhala market of Farzibad, a vendor first raises price of a product by x% and then decreases the new price by x%. After one such up down cycle, the price of the product decreased by Rs. 21,050, and after the second up down cycle, the product was sold for Rs. 4,84,992. What was the original price of the product?
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