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After decreasing an original value by 34%, it becomes 4,785. Find the original value.
A. 4,785
B. 7,500
C. 7,250
D. 7,000
Correct Answer: C
Final value = 66% of original.
Original = 4,785 × 100 ÷ 66
= 7,250
Answer = 7,250
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After decreasing an original value by 29%, it becomes 4,970. Find the original value.
A. 4,970
B. 7,000
C. 7,250
D. 6,750
Correct Answer: B
Final value = 71% of original.
Original = 4,970 × 100 ÷ 71
= 7,000
Answer = 7,000
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After increasing an original value by 24%, it becomes 8,370. Find the original value.
A. 8,370
B. 7,000
C. 6,750
D. 6,500
Correct Answer: C
Final value = 124% of original.
Original = 8,370 × 100 ÷ 124
= 6,750
Answer = 6,750
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After increasing an original value by 19%, it becomes 7,735. Find the original value.
A. 7,735
B. 6,500
C. 6,250
D. 6,750
Correct Answer: B
Final value = 119% of original.
Original = 7,735 × 100 ÷ 119
= 6,500
Answer = 6,500
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A quantity of 4,800 decreases by 29%. What is its new value?
A. 3,408
B. 4,800
C. 3,508
D. 1,392
Correct Answer: A
Decrease = (29 ÷ 100) × 4,800 = 1,392
New value = 4,800 − 1,392
= 3,408
Answer = 3,408
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A quantity of 4,600 increases by 25%. What is its new value?
A. 5,750
B. 4,600
C. 5,850
D. 1,150
Correct Answer: A
Increase = (25 ÷ 100) × 4,600 = 1,150
New value = 4,600 + 1,150
= 5,750
Answer = 5,750
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A quantity of 4,400 decreases by 21%. What is its new value?
A. 4,400
B. 3,576
C. 3,476
D. 924
Correct Answer: C
Decrease = (21 ÷ 100) × 4,400 = 924
New value = 4,400 − 924
= 3,476
Answer = 3,476
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A quantity of 4,200 increases by 17%. What is its new value?
A. 714
B. 5,014
C. 4,914
D. 4,200
Correct Answer: C
Increase = (17 ÷ 100) × 4,200 = 714
New value = 4,200 + 714
= 4,914
Answer = 4,914
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A value falls from 3,100 to 2,201. What is the percentage decrease?
A. 24%
B. 34%
C. 40.85%
D. 29%
Correct Answer: D
Decrease = 3,100 − 2,201 = 899
Percentage decrease = (Decrease ÷ Original) × 100
= (899 ÷ 3,100) × 100
= 29%
Answer = 29%
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A value rises from 3,000 to 3,720. What is the percentage increase?
A. 19%
B. 29%
C. 24%
D. 19.35%
Correct Answer: C
Increase = 3,720 − 3,000 = 720
Percentage increase = (Increase ÷ Original) × 100
= (720 ÷ 3,000) × 100
= 24%
Answer = 24%
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A value falls from 2,900 to 2,349. What is the percentage decrease?
A. 24%
B. 14%
C. 19%
D. 23.46%
Correct Answer: C
Decrease = 2,900 − 2,349 = 551
Percentage decrease = (Decrease ÷ Original) × 100
= (551 ÷ 2,900) × 100
= 19%
Answer = 19%
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A value rises from 2,800 to 3,192. What is the percentage increase?
A. 9%
B. 14%
C. 12.28%
D. 19%
Correct Answer: B
Increase = 3,192 − 2,800 = 392
Percentage increase = (Increase ÷ Original) × 100
= (392 ÷ 2,800) × 100
= 14%
Answer = 14%
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If A : B = 19 : 20, A is what percent of B?
A. 95%
B. 105.26%
C. 51.28%
D. 48.72%
Correct Answer: A
A as a percentage of B = (A ÷ B) × 100
= (19 ÷ 20) × 100
= 95%
Answer = 95%
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If A : B = 17 : 20, A is what percent of B?
A. 45.95%
B. 85%
C. 117.65%
D. 54.05%
Correct Answer: B
A as a percentage of B = (A ÷ B) × 100
= (17 ÷ 20) × 100
= 85%
Answer = 85%
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If A : B = 15 : 16, A is what percent of B?
A. 48.39%
B. 93.75%
C. 106.67%
D. 51.61%
Correct Answer: B
A as a percentage of B = (A ÷ B) × 100
= (15 ÷ 16) × 100
= 93.75%
Answer = 93.75%
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If A : B = 13 : 16, A is what percent of B?
A. 44.83%
B. 123.08%
C. 55.17%
D. 81.25%
Correct Answer: D
A as a percentage of B = (A ÷ B) × 100
= (13 ÷ 16) × 100
= 81.25%
Answer = 81.25%
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Express 92% as a fraction in simplest form.
A. 25/23
B. 23/25
C. 92/100
D. 23/26
Correct Answer: B
92% = 92/100
HCF(92, 100) = 4
After simplification = 23/25
Answer = 23/25
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Express 90% as a fraction in simplest form.
A. 90/100
B. 9/11
C. 10/9
D. 9/10
Correct Answer: D
90% = 90/100
HCF(90, 100) = 10
After simplification = 9/10
Answer = 9/10
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Express 88% as a fraction in simplest form.
A. 25/22
B. 22/25
C. 88/100
D. 22/26
Correct Answer: B
88% = 88/100
HCF(88, 100) = 4
After simplification = 22/25
Answer = 22/25
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Express 85% as a fraction in simplest form.
A. 17/21
B. 17/20
C. 20/17
D. 85/100
Correct Answer: B
85% = 85/100
HCF(85, 100) = 5
After simplification = 17/20
Answer = 17/20