Question : The cost of apples is increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%. What is the net percentage decrease?
Option 1: 4%
Option 2: 3%
Option 3: 5%
Option 4: 6%
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Correct Answer: 4%
Solution : Let the price of apples be Rs. 100. After the increase, the price = 100 × 120% = Rs. 120 After the decrease, the price = 120 × 80% = Rs. 96 ⇒ Decrease = 100 – 96 = Rs. 4 Net percentage decrease = $\frac{4}{100} × 100=4\%$ Hence, the correct answer is 4%.
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Question : Water tax is increased by 20% but its consumption is decreased by 20%. Then, the increase or decrease in the expenditure of money is:
Option 1: 5% decrease
Option 2: 4% decrease
Option 3: No change
Option 4: 4% increase
Question : The percentage change in a number when it is first decreased by 10% and then increased by 10% is:
Option 1: 0.1% increase
Option 2: 1% decrease
Option 3: 0.1% decrease
Option 4: No changes
Question : The length and breadth of a cuboid are increased by 20% and 25%, respectively, while its height is reduced by 30%. What must be the total percentage increase/decrease in the volume of the cuboid?
Option 1: Increase by 5%
Option 2: Increase by 3%
Option 3: Decrease by 2%
Option 4: Decrease by 4%
Question : The cost price of an article is decreased by 10% and then increased by 20%. If the final price is INR 540, then the original cost price is:
Option 1: INR 500
Option 2: INR 650
Option 3: INR 550
Option 4: INR 600
Question : The arithmetic mean of the following numbers 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7 is:
Option 1: 4
Option 2: 5
Option 3: 14
Option 4: 20
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