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The price of a DVD player/Television set is discounted by 10 percent and the reduced price is then discounted again by 10 percent. The series of successive discounts is equivalent to a single discount of---19%
The charge of a room at Sheraton is 25% less than that of a room at Westin and 10% less than that of a room at Sonargoan. By what percent is the charge of a room at Westin is greater than that of Sonargaon?-20%
If the price of a dress is Tk.200 that includes 15% VAT, then what is the amount of VAT?-Tk.26.09
What is the original price of pack of milk powder which Zahid has bought for taka 100, after receiving a discount of 20%?-Tk.125
The boys and girls in a college are ratios 3 : 2. If 20% of the boys and 25% of the girls are adults, the percentage of students who are not adults is---78
The regular price of a can coca-cola is Tk.15. If the regular price per can is discounted 15% when it is purchased in 24 can cases, what is the price of 74 cans of coca-cola?-Tk.948.00
4% of which number is 20?-500
The price of cooking oil has increased by 25%. The percentage of reduction that a family should effect in the use of cooking oil so as not to increase the expenditure of this accountis---20%
Every 3 minutes, 4 liters of water are poured into a 2,000-liter tank. After 2 hours, what percent of the tank is full?-8%
Price of sugar increases by 32%. A family reduces its consumption so that the expenditure of the sugar is up by 10% only. If the total consumption of sugar before the price rise was 10 kg per month at present(in kg).-25/3
35% of Rashed's income is equal to 25% of Mithu's income. The ratio of their income is---5 :7
Anils height is 20% less then Deepak's. How much is Deepak's height more than Anil's?-25
A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% and still has 420 apples. Originally, he had---700
There are 900 students in a school. 4% of them left the school and 50% of the remaining are girls. How many girls remained in the school?-432
The population of a town increased by 5% annually. If it is 15435 now, its population 2 years ago was---14000
Mr. Kashem requires 7.5 kg of sugar every month. The price of sugar increased by 20% in the month of Ramadan. What is his consumption of sugar in Ramadan if spends the same amount of money for sugar?-6.25 kg
Novera bought a ticket of a cricket match for Tk,25 and later sold the ticket to Nahid for Tk.75. What was the percent increased in the price of the ticket?-200%
Employees of a discount appliance store receive an additional 20% off of the lowest on an item. If an employee purchases a dishwasher during a 15% off sale, how much he will pay if the dishwasher originally cost $450?-$306
A manufacturer finds that 0.4% of his production is defected and unsuitable for marketing. How many to 1000 units produced will be rejected?-4
What is 1 percent of 0.025?-0.00025
From a container having pure milk 20% replaced by water and the pricess is repeated thrice. At the end of the third operation the milk is---51.2
50% of the people in an area read Ittefaq and 60% of the people in that area read Prothom Alo. 20% people read both the newspapers. What percent of people do not read any of the newspapers?-10
Water tax is increased by 20% but its consumption is decreased by 20%. Then the increase or decrease in the expenditure of the money is---4% decrease
If 40% of all women are voters and 52% of the population is women, what percent of the population are women voters?-20.8
72% of the students of a certain class took Biology and 44% took mathematics. If each students took Biology or Mathematics or both. If 40 students took both Biology and Mathematics then the total number of students in the class was----250
20% of 0.2 is equal to---0.04
Length of a rectangle is increased by 60%. By what percent would the width have to be decreased to maintain the same area?-75/2%
If 10% of r is 20% of s, 20% of s is 30% of t and 100% or r is x% of t, then x is---300
In a vocational course in a college, 15% seats increase annually. If there were 800 students in 1992, how many students will be there in 1994?-1058
If x% of 40 is y then 10x =?-25y
If income of Rahim is 25% more than that of Karim, Then income of Karim will be how much less than that of Rahim?-20%
Last year there were 1172 students at Gulshan High school. This year there are 15 percent more students than last year. Approximately how many students are at Gulshan High School this year?-1348
Income of A is 25% less than B. How much percent B's income would be more than that of A?-33.5%
The price of an article has been reduced by 25%. In order to restore the original price the new price must be increased by---100/3%
A bakery opened yesterday with its daily supply of 40 dozen rolls. Half of the rools were sold by noon and 80% of the remaining rolls were sold between noon and closing time. How many dozen rolls had not been sold when the bakery closed yesterday?-4 dozen
Which of the following is equal to 0.45?-45%
A reduction of 12.5% in the price of dining table bought down its price to Tk.4375. The original price (in Taka) of the table was:-5000
The price of a loaf of bread was increased by 20%. How many loaves can be purchased now by the amount of money used to buy 300 loaves at the earlier price?-250
When Mr. Sen imports some row materials he has to pay 7% import duty on the portion of the total value of the item in excess of Tk.1000. If the amount of import duty he paid was Tk.87.50 then what was the value of the raw material that he imported?-Tk.2550
In a club 50% of the male voters and 80% of the female voters voted for candidate A. If candidate A reiceve 70% of the total votes, what is ratio of male to female voters?-1/2
The number of marbles in Amin’s collection is 80% of the number in Rahim’s collection. If Rahim has 80 more marbles than Amin, how many marbles do they have altogether?-720
The price of sugar increased by 10%. What % of consumption of sugar is to be reduced in order to keep the expenditure on sugar at the same level?-9.09
For a sphere of radius 10 cms, the numerical value of the surface area is how many percent of the numerical value of its volume?-30%
Jahan spends 50% of he salary for house rent, 20% for grocery and 5% for her kid's entertainment. She deposits the remaining Taka 6000 in a bank. What is her salary in Taka?-24000
If x > 0, (x/50 + x/25) is what percent of x?-6%
The price of jute has been reduced by 20%. If the reduced price is Tk.800 per quintal, the original price per quintal was---1000
The current birth rate per thousand is 32, where as corresponding death rate is 11 per thousand. The net growth in terms of population increase in percent is given by---2.1%
What is 25% of 13/50 of 200?-13
Due to reduction in the bus fare by 15%, the number of passengers on a certain route increased by 40% then what will be the percentage increase in revenue?-19
In an election between two contestants candidates the candidate who gets 30% of the votes polled is defeated by 15000 votes. The number of votes polled by the winning candidate is---26250
If the radious of a circle is increased by 6%, then the area of the circle is increased by---12.36%
In an examination there are 3 papers of Mathematics of 100 marks each. A boy secures 60% in the first paper and 70% in the second paper. In order to secure 70% in the aggregate the percentage of marks he should secure in third paper will be---80
A man spends 75% of his income. His income is increased by 20% and he increased his expenditure by 10%. His savings are increased by---50%
15% monthly salary increase resulted in a Tk.14400 per year increase in salary for an employee. What was his monthly salary before the increase?-Tk.8000
On increasing the price of TV sets by 30, their sale decreased by 20%. What is the effect on the revenue receipts of the shop?-4% increase
A ball pen factory decided to reduce its production by 10% over that of previous month for next 3 months starting from February 1994. In January 1994, it produced 3000 ball pens. How many ball pens were produced in March 1994?-2430
Sumaiya secured 50% marks in Bangla, 60% in English and 70% in math as well as science. What were her total marks if the maximum marks obtainable in each of these 4 subjects was 50?-125
0.01 is what percent of 0.1?-10
In a shipment of 250 machine parts, 4% were defective. In another shipment of 50 parts, 10% were defective. For two shipments combined what percent of the machine parts were defective?-5%
In a university, 80 percent of the students lived in hostel and 60 percent of the hostel students are lucky to get a single room. If number of lucky students is 1200, then how many students were there in the university?-2500
If the value of XYZ company stock drops from Tk.25 per share to Tk.21 per share, what is the percent of the decrese?-16%
The price of rice has increased by 60%. In order to restore the original price, the new price must be reduced by---75/2%
If X% of y is 10, then what is y?-1000/x
There are 200 students in a class. 76% passed in Bangla and 54% passed in English. If 10% of the students failed in both the subjects then how many of them passed in both subjects?-80
10 percent of 4800 is how much more than 8% of 4800?-96
What is 30% of 11/45 of 150?-11
Salaries of A, B and C are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3. Salary of B and C togather is Tk.6000. By what percent is salary of C more than that of A?-200
A mixture of 20 kg of sprit and water contains 10% water. How much water must be added to this mixture to rais the percentage of water to 25%?-4
A glass was filled with 10 liters of water and 0.01 liter of water evaporated every day during a 20-day period. What percent of the original amount of water evaporated during this period?-2%
In an examination, 1100 boys and 900 girls appeared. 50% of the boys and 40% of the girls passed the examination. The percentage of candidates failed is---54.5
A reduction of 21% in the price of wheat enables a person to buy 10.5 kg more for Tk.100. What is the reduced price per kg?-2
There were twice as many girls as boys in a class. If 30% of the girls and 45% of the boys have already handed over their reports, what percent of the students have not yet done so?-65
The assessed value of a house is $72000. The assessed value is 60% of the market value of the house. If taxes are $3 for every $1000 of the market value of the houes, how much are the taxes on the house?-$360
An economist estimates that the cost of living will increased by 8.5% over the next three years. How much should a piece of candy cost in three years from now if it costs Tk.1.50 today?-Tk.1.63
The value of a machine depreciates 10% annually. If its present value is Tk.4000, its value 2 years hence will be---3240
The length and breadth of a square are increased by 30% and 20% respectively. The area of the rectangle. So formed exceeds the area of the square by---56%
In an examination A got 10% marks less than B. B got 25% marks more than C and c got 20% less than D. If A got 360 marks out of 500, the percentage of marks obtained by D was---80
A rectangle is 14 cm long and 10 cm wide. If the length is reduced by x cms and its width is increased also x cms so as to make it a square, then its area changes by:-4
A man pays 5% this annual income as tax. If he paid Tk.600 as tax last year, what was his annual income?-Tk.12000
From 2004 to 2005 the sales of a book decreased by 80%. If the sales in 2006 were the same as in 2004, by what percent did they increase from 2005 to 2006?-400%
The market value of a 10.5% stock, in which an income of Tk. 756 is devided by investing Tk. 900, brokerage being 1/4% is:-Tk. 124.75
Aman donated 5% of his income to charitable organization and deposited 20% of the remainder in a bank. If he now has Tk.1919 left, what is his income?-2525
√(3.6% of 40) =?-1.2
If x% of a is the same as y% of b. Then z% of b =?-xz/y% of a
A trader raised the price of his product by 10% and then he lowered the enhanced price by 10%. Compared to the latest price the first price has been---lowered by 1%
x% of y is y% of---x
A student who secures 20% marks in an examination fails by 30 marks another student secures 32% marks gets 42 marks more than those required to pass. The percentage of marks required to pass is---25%
In an examination there were 2000 candidates out of which 900 candidates were boys and rest were girls. If 32% of the boys and 38% of the girls passed. Then the total percentage of pailed candidates is---64.7%
Alamgir spends 30% of his income on scooter petrol. 1/4 of the remaining on house rent and the balance on food. If he spends Tk.300 on petrol then what is the expenditure on house rent?-175
How much percent is 7.5 of 25?-30%
A man spends 35% of his income on house rent, 75% of the remaining on other items. What percentage of income does he save?-16.25
If 35% of a number is 12 less than 50% of that number, then the number is:-80
Kamal has some apples.He sold 40% more than he ate. If he sold 70 apples, how many did he eat?-50
In an examination 35% of total students failed in Bangla, 45% failed in English and 20% in both. The percentage of those who passed in both the subject is---40
Suppose you have Tk.500 to spend on beef and chicken. Beef costs Tk.110 per kg and Chicken costs Tk.85 per kg. Write an expression that must be satisfied it you are to consume x kg beef and y kg chicken.-110x + 85y ≤ 500
Successive discount of 20% and 15% are equal to a single discount of---32%
A student first reduced a number by 20 percent and then increased it again by 20 percent. If the difference between the two new numbers was 8, then what is the original number?-50
If an inspector rejects 0.08% of a product as defective, how many units of the product will be examined in order to reject 2?-2500
Alm spent 20% of his income on taxes and 20% of the reminder on rent. What percent of his income he has spent on rent?-16
What percent of 1/2 is 12/16?-150%
If a deposit that has been paid toward the purches of a certain product is Tk.110, how much more remains to be paid?-990
An increase of Tk.60 in the monthly salary of Madan made it 50% of the monthly salary of Kamal. What is Madan's present monthly salary?-cannot be calculated
In an election between two contestants candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes. 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of vote was 7500. The number of valid votes that the other candidate got was---2700
In a school election with three candidates, Zara receive 30 votes, Mamun received 50 votes and Humaira received 30 votes. What percentage of the total number of votes did Zara receive?-60%
Zakir spends 75% of his income. His income is increased by 20% and he increased his expenditure by 10%. His savings are increased by---50
The number of passengers on Dhaka-Rangpur route increased by 35% when the fare was reduced by 15%. What will be the percentage increase in revenue?-14.75
Price of a product is discounted by 20% and the reduced price is then discounted by 5%. The ultimate discount is:-24%
3 liters of water is added to 15 liters of mixture of a 20% solution of alcohol in water. The strength of alcohol is now---50/3%
A football team palys 154 games in a year. If till July the team has won 40 and lost 20 games, how many of the remaining games the team must win to finish the year winning nearly 50% of the games?-37
A house-owner was having his house painted. He was advised that he would require 25 kg of paint. Allowing for 15% wastage and assuming that the paint is available in 2 kg cans. What would be the cost of paint purchased, if one can cost Tk.16?-240
A company increases every year salary of an officer by 20%. His salary in the year was Tk.26640. What was his salary in 1999?-Tk.18500
In mathematics examination, a student scored 30% marks in the first paper out of a total 180. How much should he score in second paper out of a total of 150 if he is to get an overall average of at least 50%---74
Increasing the original price of an article by 15 percent and then increasing the new price by 15 percent is equivalent to increasing the original price by---32.25%
50 girls and 100 boys were invited to a party. If 30% of the girls and 75% of the boys attend the party, what percentage of guests attended?-60
The value of a machine depreciates at the rate of 10% every year. It was purchased 3 years ago. If its present value is Tk.8748 its purchases price was---12000
A's marks in Biology are 20 less than 25% of the total marks obtained by him in Biology, Math and Drawing. If his marks in Drawing be 50, what are his marks in Math?-cannot be calculated
A man's basic pay for a 40 hours week is Tk.20. Over time is paid for at 25% above the basic rate. In a certain week he worked over time and his total wage was Tk.25. He therefore worked for a total of---48
An employee is entitled to 20% of his basic pay as Dearness Allowance(DA). If his basic pay is Tk.6300, what is total pay.-Tk.7560
If a man’s salary is 20% more than that of his son, how many percent is the son’s salary if compared to the salary of his father?-83
The price of tea being increased by 20%, a man reduces his consumption by 20%. By how much percent will his expenses for tea be decreased?-4%
A student multiplied a number by 3/5 insted of 5/3. What is the percentage of error in the calculation?-64%