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Percentage
After decreasing an original value by 32%, it becomes 4,250. Find the original value.
A. 6,000
B. 6,500
C. 4,250
D. 6,250
Correct Answer: D
Final value = 68% of original.
Original = 4,250 × 100 ÷ 68
= 6,250
Answer = 6,250
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After decreasing an original value by 27%, it becomes 4,380. Find the original value.
A. 6,250
B. 4,380
C. 5,750
D. 6,000
Correct Answer: D
Final value = 73% of original.
Original = 4,380 × 100 ÷ 73
= 6,000
Answer = 6,000
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After increasing an original value by 22%, it becomes 7,015. Find the original value.
A. 5,750
B. 7,015
C. 6,000
D. 5,500
Correct Answer: A
Final value = 122% of original.
Original = 7,015 × 100 ÷ 122
= 5,750
Answer = 5,750
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After increasing an original value by 17%, it becomes 6,435. Find the original value.
A. 5,750
B. 6,435
C. 5,500
D. 5,250
Correct Answer: C
Final value = 117% of original.
Original = 6,435 × 100 ÷ 117
= 5,500
Answer = 5,500
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A quantity of 4,200 decreases by 27%. What is its new value?
A. 4,200
B. 3,066
C. 1,134
D. 3,166
Correct Answer: B
Decrease = (27 ÷ 100) × 4,200 = 1,134
New value = 4,200 − 1,134
= 3,066
Answer = 3,066
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A quantity of 4,000 increases by 23%. What is its new value?
A. 920
B. 5,020
C. 4,000
D. 4,920
Correct Answer: D
Increase = (23 ÷ 100) × 4,000 = 920
New value = 4,000 + 920
= 4,920
Answer = 4,920
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A quantity of 3,800 decreases by 19%. What is its new value?
A. 3,178
B. 722
C. 3,078
D. 3,800
Correct Answer: C
Decrease = (19 ÷ 100) × 3,800 = 722
New value = 3,800 − 722
= 3,078
Answer = 3,078
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A quantity of 3,600 increases by 15%. What is its new value?
A. 540
B. 4,240
C. 3,600
D. 4,140
Correct Answer: D
Increase = (15 ÷ 100) × 3,600 = 540
New value = 3,600 + 540
= 4,140
Answer = 4,140
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A value falls from 2,700 to 1,971. What is the percentage decrease?
A. 27%
B. 22%
C. 36.99%
D. 32%
Correct Answer: A
Decrease = 2,700 − 1,971 = 729
Percentage decrease = (Decrease ÷ Original) × 100
= (729 ÷ 2,700) × 100
= 27%
Answer = 27%
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A value rises from 2,600 to 3,172. What is the percentage increase?
A. 17%
B. 18.03%
C. 27%
D. 22%
Correct Answer: D
Increase = 3,172 − 2,600 = 572
Percentage increase = (Increase ÷ Original) × 100
= (572 ÷ 2,600) × 100
= 22%
Answer = 22%
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A value falls from 2,500 to 2,075. What is the percentage decrease?
A. 17%
B. 22%
C. 12%
D. 20.48%
Correct Answer: A
Decrease = 2,500 − 2,075 = 425
Percentage decrease = (Decrease ÷ Original) × 100
= (425 ÷ 2,500) × 100
= 17%
Answer = 17%
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A value rises from 2,400 to 2,688. What is the percentage increase?
A. 17%
B. 7%
C. 10.71%
D. 12%
Correct Answer: D
Increase = 2,688 − 2,400 = 288
Percentage increase = (Increase ÷ Original) × 100
= (288 ÷ 2,400) × 100
= 12%
Answer = 12%
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If A : B = 22 : 25, A is what percent of B?
A. 88%
B. 53.19%
C. 46.81%
D. 113.64%
Correct Answer: A
A as a percentage of B = (A ÷ B) × 100
= (22 ÷ 25) × 100
= 88%
Answer = 88%
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If A : B = 21 : 25, A is what percent of B?
A. 45.65%
B. 84%
C. 119.05%
D. 54.35%
Correct Answer: B
A as a percentage of B = (A ÷ B) × 100
= (21 ÷ 25) × 100
= 84%
Answer = 84%
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If A : B = 19 : 25, A is what percent of B?
A. 76%
B. 43.18%
C. 56.82%
D. 131.58%
Correct Answer: A
A as a percentage of B = (A ÷ B) × 100
= (19 ÷ 25) × 100
= 76%
Answer = 76%
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If A : B = 18 : 25, A is what percent of B?
A. 72%
B. 58.14%
C. 138.89%
D. 41.86%
Correct Answer: A
A as a percentage of B = (A ÷ B) × 100
= (18 ÷ 25) × 100
= 72%
Answer = 72%
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Express 75% as a fraction in simplest form.
A. 3/5
B. 75/100
C. 3/4
D. 4/3
Correct Answer: C
75% = 75/100
HCF(75, 100) = 25
After simplification = 3/4
Answer = 3/4
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Express 72% as a fraction in simplest form.
A. 18/26
B. 25/18
C. 18/25
D. 72/100
Correct Answer: C
72% = 72/100
HCF(72, 100) = 4
After simplification = 18/25
Answer = 18/25
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Express 70% as a fraction in simplest form.
A. 7/11
B. 7/10
C. 70/100
D. 10/7
Correct Answer: B
70% = 70/100
HCF(70, 100) = 10
After simplification = 7/10
Answer = 7/10
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Express 68% as a fraction in simplest form.
A. 25/17
B. 17/25
C. 17/26
D. 68/100
Correct Answer: B
68% = 68/100
HCF(68, 100) = 4
After simplification = 17/25
Answer = 17/25