PRACTICE QUESTIONS CLASSROOM WING

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MEDIUM
8th Foundation
IMPORTANT

If x% of 25 is equal to y% of 15 and y% of 15 is equal to 25% of 20, then find the value of x.

MEDIUM
8th Foundation
IMPORTANT

Rohan and Sohan earn salaries which are in the ratio of 3:4 respectivley. Sohan saves 11% of his salary and Rohan saves 18% of his salary. If Sohan saves  2310, then find the savings of Rohan.

MEDIUM
8th Foundation
IMPORTANT

Rohan and Sohan earn salaries which are in the ratio of 3:4 respectivley. Sohan saves 11% of his salary and Rohan saves 18% of his salary. If Sohan saves  2310, then find the sum of the salaries of both.

HARD
8th Foundation
IMPORTANT

A total of 1100 votes were polled in a school election for school head boy. Among three contestants, the first secured 25% votes more than the second and the third secured 300 votes less than the first. By what percent of votes was the third contestants defeated by the first contestants?

HARD
8th Foundation
IMPORTANT

A basket contains apples, guavas and oranges. The number of guavas is 60% more than that of apples and the number of oranges is 12.5% less than that of guavas. If the total number of these fruits is 80, then find the number of oranges.

HARD
8th Foundation
IMPORTANT

The price of a refrigerator, P is 5 times that of a cooler Q. If the price of P increases by 20% and that of Q decreases by 40%, then what is the change in the total price of the refrigerator and cooler put together?

MEDIUM
8th Foundation
IMPORTANT

Raju gave 20% of his income to his daughter, 40% of the remaining to his first son, 30% of the remaining to his second son, and finally, the remaining,  12600 was donated to a charitable trust. Find Raju's income.

HARD
8th Foundation
IMPORTANT

A shopkeeper sold certain articles. Cost price of each article and the number of articles sold are given below.

Item Quantity sold Cost price per articles (in )
1996 2006
Fans 100 450 800
Refrigerators 50 8000 10000
Sofa sets 130 500 8000
Coolers 190 3000 5000

Calculate the cost of living index for the year 2006 taking 1996 as the base year (approximately).