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91.There are two candidates. One of the candidates secured 30% of votes and got defeated by the other candidate by 400 votes. Find the total number of votes.

92. In a class 20% of the students are girls. 20% of the girls and 80% of the boys voted for me. Then what was the % of votes that i got ?

93. In an election two candidate participated, 10% voter did not vote, 3600 votes declared invalid & the winner get 65% of valid votes and he win by 2700 votes. Find Voting List.

94. \(\frac{2}{5}\) of the voters promise to vote for A and the rest promised to vote for B. Of these, on the last day 15% of the voters went back of their promise to vote for A and 25% of voters went back of their promise to vote for B. a lost by 300 votes. then what will be the total number of voters ?

95. A salesman gets 10% commission on the total sales and an extra bonus of 2.5% on the sale above Rs. 10000. If he earns 2700 rupees. Find the total sale.

96. Amit gets a commission of 54% upto the sell of Rs. 10000 and above this he gets 4% commission on the sale. If after deducting his commission he deposits Rs. 31100 to the company. Find his total sale.

97. A salesman is hired on the condition a job saying that he will be given 6% commission on sales done by him. But later on it was decided that he will be given a monthly salary of 1500 Rs. and every month 3% commission will be awarded on sales above Rs. 1650. If in second case his earnings are Rs. 1650 less than earliear, then find his monthly sales.

98. If 1 litre of water is added to 5 litre of alcohol water solution containing 40% alcohol strength. What will be the strength of alcohol in the new solution ?

99. If 60 litre of water is evaporated on boiling from 150 litres of salt solution containing 6% salt. What will be the % of salt in the remaining solution ?

100. A vessel has 80 litres solution of acid and water having 80% acid. How much water be added to make it a solution in which acid forms 16% ?

101. A litre of pure alcohol is added to 8 litre of 40% alcohol solution. Then what will be the percentage of water in the solution ?

102. 40 litre mixture of milk and water contains 10% of milk, the milk to be added to make the milk content 20% in the new mixture will be how much ?

103. In what ratio must 20% of alcohol be mixed with 60% of alcohol to get a mixture of 40% strength alcohol.

104. In a class the average score of boys in an exam is 63 and that of girls is 61 & the average score for the whole class is 61.8 then find the % of boys.

105. The population of a village was 8000. In a year with the increase in population of males by 8% and that of females by 5% the population of the village became 8458. What was the number of males in the village before increase ?

106. In an examination 62% students failed in maths and 82% students failed in english while 52% students failed in both the subjects. If 48 students passed in both the subjects then find the total number of students appeared in the exam.

107. In a group every person takes either tea or cold drink or both. If 72% takes tea & 44% takes cold drink and there are 160 persons who take both tea & cold drink. Then find total number of person in the group.

108. In an examination 80% students passed in Egnlish, 70% in Hindi while 15% failed in both the subjects. If 390 students passed in both the subjects. Then find the total number of stuents who appeared in the exam.

109. Student A scores 30 marks in an examination out of 50 while another student B scores 20 marks out of 60. Who has performed better ?

110. The length and breadth of a rectangle are changed by +20% and -10% respectively. What is the % change in the area of the rectangle.

111. A sells his goods 30% cheaper than B and 30% dearer than C. By what % is the cost of C’s good cheaper than B’s goods.

112. Due to a 20% increase in the price of sugar, a person is able to purchase 30 kg less of sugar for rupees 540. Find the initial price.

113. A’s salary is 10% lower than B’s salary which is 20% lower than C’s salary. By how much percent is C’s salary more than A’s salary ?

114. A sells his goods 25% cheaper than B and 25% dearer than C. How much % is C’s goods cheaper than B’s ?

115. A has a certain amount with him. Of this he loses 32.5% in gambling. From the balance someone stole the sum of rupees 100000 that he used to keep in his pocket. Of the rest he donated 20% to a charity. Further he purchases a car for Rs. 7.5 lakh. What was the initial amount he has with him if he is left with 2.5 lakh cash.

116. In an election, the candidate who got 60% of the votes cast won by 240 votes. Find the total number of voters in the voting list if 80% people cast their votes and there were no invalid votes.

117. The population of a village is 1000. The rate of increase is 10% per annum. Find the population at the start of third year and at the end of third year.

118. The height of a triangle is increased by 20%. What can be the maximum percentage increase in the length of the base so that the increase in Area is restricted to a maximum of 50% ?

119. The population of a village is 7700. If the number of male increases by 11% and the number of female increases by 20% then the population becomes 8862. Then find the population of females in the town.

120. A’s salary is 75% more than B’s salary. A got a raise of 40% on his salary while B got a raise of 25% on his salary. By what % A’s salary more than B’s salary.