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$38$ liters of milk was poured into a tub and the tub was found to be $5\%$ empty. To completely fill the tub, what amount of additional milk must be poured?

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  1. $1$ litres

  2. $2$ litres

  3. $3$ litres

  4. $4$ litres

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

After pouring $38$ litres of milk, $5\%$ is found empty.
Here $95\%$ of capacity of the tub $= 38$ liters
Therefore, capacity of the tub $= 30\times \dfrac {100}{95} $ litres $= 40$ litres
Thus additional milk to be poured $= (40 - 38) $ i.e., $2$ litres.

$1\%$ of $1\%$ of $25\%$ of $1000$ is :

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  1. $0.25$

  2. $0.025$

  3. $0.00025$

  4. $25$

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

We need to find value of $1\%\,\text{of}\,1\%\,\text{of}\,25\%\,\text{of}\,1000$

This would be equal to $\dfrac{1}{100}\times \dfrac{1}{100}\times \dfrac{25}{100}\times 1000$
$=\dfrac{25}{1000}$
$=0.025$.

If $x\%$ of $24=64$, then the value of x is __________.

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  1. $\displaystyle 37\frac{1}{2}$

  2. $\displaystyle 133\frac{1}{3}$

  3. $\displaystyle 266\frac{2}{3}$

  4. $\displaystyle 66\frac{2}{3}$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$24\times\dfrac{x}{100}=64$

$x=\dfrac{64\times 100}{24}$$=266.667$$=266\dfrac{1}{3}$
Hence the correct answer is option C.

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given :
A spider climbed $62\frac{1}{2}%$ of the height of the pole in one hour and in the next hour it covered $12\frac{1}{2}%$ of the remaining height. If poles height is 192 m. then distance climbed in second hour is

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  1. $3$ m

  2. $5$ m

  3. $7$ m

  4. $9$ m

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Remaining height = $\left (192 - \dfrac{125}{2}\% of 192 \right ) = $192- 120$ = 72 m$
Required distance (distance covered in second hour) then,
$\dfrac{25}{2}\% of\ 72 $= $\dfrac{25 \times 72}{2 \times 100} = 9 m$

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
Prabhu purchased 30 kg of rice at the rate of Rs. 17.50 per kg and another 30 kg rice at a certain rate. He mixed the variety of two rice and sold the entire quantity at the rate of Rs.18 per kg and made 20% overall profit. At what price per kg did he purchase the lot of another 30 kg rice?

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  1. Rs. 14.50

  2. Rs. 12.50

  3. Rs. 15.50

  4. Rs. 13.50

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Let the price at which the other $30$ kg was bought be Rs. x.
CP of mixture = $\frac{100}{120}\times 18 = 15$
$\frac{2.5}{15 x} = \frac{30}{30}$
$15x=2.5$
Hence, x= Rs. $12.5$

Convert the following percents into fractions:

$\dfrac{1}{2}\%$

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  1. $\dfrac{1}{100}$

  2. $\dfrac{2}{100}$

  3. $\dfrac{1}{200}$

  4. $\dfrac{3}{200}$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$a\%=\dfrac { a }{ 100 } $ in fraction

$\therefore \dfrac { 1 }{ 2 } \%=\dfrac { 1 }{ 2 } \times \dfrac { 1 }{ 100 } =\dfrac { 1 }{ 200 } $

Convert the following percents into fractions:

$40\dfrac{2}{3}\%$

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  1. $\dfrac{61}{50}$

  2. $\dfrac{61}{100}$

  3. $\dfrac{61}{150}$

  4. $\dfrac{183}{150}$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$a\%=\dfrac { a }{ 100 } $ in fraction

$40\dfrac { 2 }{ 3 } \%=\dfrac { 122 }{ 3 } \%\ \quad \quad \quad =\dfrac { 122 }{ 3 } \times \dfrac { 1 }{ 100 } \ \quad \quad \quad  =\dfrac { 61 }{ 150 } $

15% of 10% of 20% of 1000 is 

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  1. $1.50$

  2. $67$

  3. $150$

  4. $3$

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

$15\%$ of $10\%$ of $20\%$ of $1000$


$\Rightarrow 15\%$ of $10\%\left[\dfrac{20}{100}\times 1000\right]$

$\Rightarrow 15\%$ of $10\%$ of $200$

$\Rightarrow 15\%\left[\dfrac{10}{100}\times 200\right]$

$\Rightarrow 15\%$ of $20$

$\Rightarrow \dfrac{15}{100}\times 20$

$\Rightarrow  3$

$\therefore\ 15\%$ of $10\%$ of $20\%$ of $1000=3$

If $40$%of a number is equal to two-third of another number, what is the ratio of first number to the second numbers?

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  1. 2:5

  2. 3:7

  3. 5:3

  4. 7:3

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
$(l-m) (lm+l+x^{2})=0$
 Let the number be $x _{1} y$
Given :- $40\% $ of $(x) = \dfrac{2}{3}$ of $(y)$
to find :-$\dfrac{x}{y}= ?$
$\dfrac{40}{100} \times x = \dfrac{2}{3} \times y$
$\dfrac{x}{y}= \dfrac{2}{3} \times \dfrac{100}{40}$
$\Rightarrow \dfrac{x}{y}= \dfrac{5}{3}$

$5\%$ of $600$

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  1. $30$

  2. $60$

  3. $160$

  4. $600$

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

$5\%$ of $600=\dfrac{5}{100}\times 600=5\times 6=30$

Hence, the answer is $30.$