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  1. PYQA shopkeeper marks his goods 60% above the cost price and allows a discount of 15% on the marked price. Find his profit percentage.
  2. PYQA shopkeeper marks his goods 50% above the cost price and allows a discount of 20% on the marked price. Find his profit percentage.
  3. PYQA shopkeeper marks his goods 50% above the cost price but allows successive discounts of 20% and 10% to a customer. What is his profit percentage?
  4. PYQA trader marks his goods 50% above the cost price and allows successive discounts of 10% and 5% to a customer. Find his overall profit percentage.
  5. PYQIn an election between two candidates, the winning candidate secured 60% of the total votes polled and won by 4800 votes. Find the total number of…
  6. PYQA shopkeeper marks up his goods by 20% above cost price. He also uses a false weight and gives only 800 grams instead of 1000 grams for every…
  7. PYQThe difference between the compound interest and simple interest on a certain sum for 2 years at 10% per annum is Rs 150. Find the sum.
  8. PYQThe compound interest on a certain sum for 2 years at 10% per annum, compounded annually, is Rs. 2,100. Find the simple interest on the same sum for…
  9. PYQThe compound interest on a sum for 2 years at 20% per annum, compounded annually, is Rs. 2640. Find the sum.
  10. PYQFind the compound interest on Rs. 15,625 for 3 years at 4% per annum, compounded annually.
  11. PYQPipe A can fill a tank in 12 days and pipe B can fill it in 18 days. Both pipes are opened together for 4 days, after which pipe A is closed. In how…
  12. PYQInside a triangle ABC, a straight line parallel to BC intersects AB and AC at the points P and Q, respectively. If AB = 6PB, then PQ BC is…
  13. PYQA student scores 75% in a test and gets 30 marks more than another student who scored 60%. What is the maximum marks in the test?
  14. PYQAfter working for 8 days, Rakhi finds that only 10 percent of the work is completed. She employs Poonam who is 20 percent more efficient than Rakhi…
  15. PYQIn an exam, out of the total number of appeared students, 93 percent students passed and 9275 students failed. What is the total number of students…
  16. PYQIn one year, the average monthly expenditure of Sapna was Rs. 1100 for the first 3 months of the year, Rs. 1000 for the next 5 months and Rs. 1200…
  17. PYQTwo trains are running in opposite directions with the same speed. If the length of each train is 320 metres and they cross each other in 18…
  18. PYQBoth A and B sell their watches at the rate of Rs. 5000 per watch. A earned a profit of 25 percent while B incurred a loss of 10 percent. What is…
  19. PYQThe average of five numbers is 32. If one number is removed, then the average becomes 28. What is the removed number?
  20. PYQRs. 9000 is lent at the rate of 80 percent per annum on compound interest (compounded half yearly). What will be the compound interest for 12 months?
  21. PYQThe price of 3 notebooks and 6 pens is Rs. 3000. With the same money one can buy 1 notebook and 12 pens. Raju wants to buy 15 pens, how much will he…
  22. PYQA train of length 384 metres crosses an electric pole in 12 seconds and crosses another train of the same length travelling in the opposite…
  23. PYQ25 percent of 20 percent of a number is equal to 250. What is 35 percent of that number?
  24. PYQWhat will be the average of all the prime numbers before 32?
  25. PYQRs. 8400 is divided among P, Q and R in the ratio of 2/3 : 3 : 1/3 respectively. What is the share of R?
  26. PYQIf 72 binders can bind 720 books in 22 days, how many binders will be required to bind 660 books in 12 days?
  27. PYQIf 18 men can finish a work in 13 days, then in how many days will 54 men finish the same work?
  28. PYQA person covers the first 11 km in 60 minutes and the next 22 km in 30 minutes. What is his average speed for the whole journey?
  29. PYQThe average of 4 numbers is 52. The average of the first two numbers is thrice the average of the other two numbers. What is the sum of the first…
  30. PYQIf a certain sum of money becomes thrice of itself in 8 years 6 months at simple interest, then what will be the annual rate of interest?
  31. PYQMarked price of an article is Rs. 28500 and its selling price is Rs. 15675. What is the discount percentage?
  32. PYQA and B can complete a work alone in 20 days and 60 days respectively. They began the work together but A left the work after some days and B…
  33. PYQAnkit sells an article at a loss of 10 percent. If he buys it for 30 percent less price and sells it for Rs. 26 less price, then his profit will be…
  34. PYQThe average marks of 13 students was 130. But later it was found that the score of one student was wrongly entered as 23 instead of 32. What is the…
  35. PYQX1, X2 and X3 can complete a work in 90, 45 and 67.5 days respectively. All three started the work together, but X2 left the work 13.5 days before…
  36. PYQThe average weight of a class of 22 students is 42 kg. If 2 new students of weight 33 kg and 39 kg are added to the class, then what will be the new…
  37. PYQSimple interest and compound interest on a principal at a certain rate of interest for 2 years is Rs. 12800 and Rs. 14400 respectively. What is the…
  38. PYQSonu alone can make a table in 125 days while Monu alone can make it in 250 days. Monu started the work and worked for 75 days. In how many days can…
  39. PYQA bus left 60 minutes later than the scheduled time but in order to reach its destination 300 km away in time, it had to increase its usual speed by…
  40. PYQMarked price of an article is Rs. 11800 and its selling price is Rs. 7788. What is the discount percentage?
  41. PYQVikram scored 32 percent marks in an exam and failed by 15 marks. If he scores 57 percent marks, then he gets 10 marks more than the passing marks…
  42. PYQIn a mixture, milk and water are in the ratio of 2 : 3. Some milk is added to the mixture because of which the ratio of milk and water becomes 10…
  43. PYQThe ratio of the income to the expenditure of a family is 19 : 13. If the family's expenses are Rs. 29,510, then find the savings of the family.
  44. PYQAverage age of 22 teachers is 64 years. After involving a new teacher in that group the average increases by 1 year. What is the age of the new…
  45. PYQSimple interest and compound interest (compounding annually) on a principal at a certain rate of interest for 2 years are Rs. 12000 and Rs. 14400…
  46. PYQFind the value of (27 x 50) Ć· 25 x 5(15-14) + 800 Ć· 25.
  47. PYQRamesh's salary is 20 percent more than Raman's salary. If Ramesh saves Rs. 33750 which is 75 percent of his salary, then what is Raman's salary?
  48. PYQThe average income of 35 employees is Rs. K. If the income of the manager is also included, then the average income becomes Rs. 19000. If the income…
  49. PYQFind the height of the triangle whose base is 5/7th of its height and whose area is 18.207 cm².
  50. PYQA 600 metres long train crosses a man walking in the opposite direction in 20 seconds. If the speed of the train is 5 times the speed of the man…
  51. PYQOn selling a book at 5/12 of the marked price there is a loss of 50 percent. What will be the ratio of the marked price and the cost price of the…
  52. PYQA and B can do a piece of work in 14/3 days while B and C can do the same work in 12/5 days and C and A in 16/3 days. By working together, what part…
  53. PYQThe average of 4 numbers is 24. The average of the first 2 numbers is double the average of the last 2 numbers. What is the sum of the last 2 numbers?
  54. PYQThe marked price and selling price of an article are Rs. 6600 and Rs. 4752 respectively. What is the discount percentage?
  55. PYQWhat is the value of 42 + 43 - 6 of 4 x (45 Ć· (7 - 2))?
  56. PYQFrom point P, X walks at a speed of 12 km/hr and 6 hours after his start, Y also starts cycling from the same point P after him at a speed of 16…
  57. PYQSeema can do a work in 120 days, Anjali can do the same work in 144 days and Soniya can do the same work in 180 days. If they do that work together…
  58. PYQFind the area of the right angled triangle if the longest side of the right angled triangle is 17 cm and the height is 15 cm.
  59. PYQIn a school there are a total of 560 students. The ratio of boys and girls is 13 : 15. If 40 more boys get admitted into the school, then what will…
  60. PYQThe compound interest (compounding half yearly) received on Rs. 1000 for 2 years is Rs. 464.1. What is the rate of interest per annum?
  61. PYQThe average marks of a student in 6 subjects are 75. If the student scores 80 in one subject, what will be the total score in the remaining subjects?
  62. PYQTown A had a population of 62500 in 2022. After one year the population of Town A increased to 75000. What is the percentage increase in the…
  63. PYQZ1, Z2 and Z3 can do a work in 100, 50 and 75 days respectively. All three of them began the work together but Z2 left 15 days before the completion…
  64. PYQThe average of five numbers is 36. The average of the first two numbers is 1.5 times the average of the last three numbers. What is the sum of the…
  65. PYQIf Rs. 70,000 is distributed among A, B, and C such that A:B = 2:3 and B:C = 4:5, then find the share of A.
  66. PYQIf 4M = 5N = 20C, then what is the value of M : N : C?
  67. PYQThe difference between the compound interest (compounding half yearly) for 1 year and the simple interest for 1 year on a certain sum lent out at…
  68. PYQWhat is the average of the first 31 odd numbers?
  69. PYQAnurag sold a refrigerator for Rs. 28000, at a loss of 30%. If he wanted to earn a profit of 25%, at what price should he have sold the refrigerator?
  70. PYQThe simple interest on a certain sum of money at a rate of interest of 6% per annum for 2 years is Rs. 960. What is the compound interest…
  71. PYQIf M : N : P = 3 : 7 : 5 and P : Q = 1 : 2, then what is the value of M : Q?
  72. PYQAfter giving a 50 percent discount on an article there is still a profit of 50 percent. What will be the profit percentage when no discount is given?
  73. PYQIf X : Y = 11 : 5, then what is the value of (X - Y) : (X + Y)?
  74. PYQConvert 0.41Ģ„ into a fraction.
  75. PYQManish alone can complete a work in 48 days and Pratap alone can complete the same work in half the time taken by Manish. In how many days will both…
  76. PYQAfter giving a 10 percent discount on an article there is still a profit of 10 percent. What will be the profit percentage when no discount is given?
  77. PYQHow many spherical balls of radius 8 cm can be made by melting a hemisphere of radius 48 cm?
  78. PYQThe sum of three numbers is 123. If the ratio between the first and second is 3:4 and that between the second and third is 3:5, then find the second…
  79. PYQA person bought an article and sold it at a loss of 20 percent. If he had bought it for 30 percent less price and sold it for Rs. 125 more, then he…
  80. PYQSimple interest on a sum for 5 years is equal to 20 percent of the principal. In how many years will the interest be equal to the principal?
  81. PYQThe ratio of three numbers is 6 : 8 : 9. If the sum of the three numbers is 460, then what is the largest number among the three numbers?
  82. PYQThe marked price and selling price of an article are Rs. 7600 and Rs. 6688 respectively. What is the discount percentage?
  83. PYQFor what value of M is 58524M divisible by 9?
  84. PYQOn a sum, simple interest at the annual rate of 10 percent for 8 years is Rs. 8000. What will be the compound interest on the same sum at the annual…
  85. PYQDinesh alone can do a work in 96 hours. Dinesh and Rahul together can do the same work in 48 hours. Rahul and Tarun together can do the same work in…
  86. PYQIf 35 percent of P = 60 percent of Q and Q is (z/3) percent of P, then what is the value of z?
  87. PYQWhat is the value of 4500 Ć· 9 + 1800 x 2 - 310 x 7?
  88. PYQIn a mixture of 110 litre the ratio of water and milk is 4 : 7 respectively. How much water must be added to make the ratio of water and milk 8 : 7…
  89. PYQWhat is the value of 13 x 12 + 12 x 11 - 14 x 15 - 9 x 13 + 19 x 15?
  90. PYQWhile selling a bag for Rs. 5688, a person suffered a loss of 10 percent. At what price should he have sold the bag to earn a profit of 20 percent?
  91. PYQA car left 42 minutes earlier than the scheduled time but in order to reach its destination 210 km away in time, it had to slow its usual speed by…
  92. PYQIf the selling price of an article is Rs. 2400 and the marked price is Rs. 3000, what is the discount percentage?
  93. PYQSelling price of a bag is Rs. 1056 and the profit percentage is 20 percent. If the selling price is Rs. 800, then what will be the loss percentage?
  94. PYQHow many two digit numbers are there which are divisible by 8?
  95. PYQWhat is the average of squares of the first 17 natural numbers?
  96. PYQA person lent a certain sum of money at the annual rate of 24 percent on simple interest. In 5 years the interest amounted to Rs. 1200 more than the…
  97. PYQThe Least Common Multiple of two prime numbers x and y, (x<y) is 145. Then what is the value of (10x - y)?
  98. PYQThe ratio of P, Q and R is 6 : 5 : 9 respectively. If their sum is 400, then what is the difference between P and R?
  99. PYQThe difference between the circumference and the diameter of a circle is 12 cm. What is the area of the circle?
  100. PYQIn a smoothie recipe, the ratio of fruits to yogurt is 5:2, and the ratio of yogurt to honey is 3:1. What is the ratio of fruits to honey in the…