Selected Aggarwal Chapterwise Written Math

Chapter: Percentage
Collected and Solved by : Shariful Islam
Supervised and Edited by : Md. Yousuf Ali
Question.1: In a tournament a player has a record of 40% wins out of the number of games he
had played so far which in turn is 2/5 of the total number of games he plays. What is the
maximum percentage of the remaining games that the player can lose and still win 50% of all the
games played?
Solution:
Let, total games be 500 units Collected and Solved by
Number of Winning games = 200*40/100=80 units Shariful Islam
Now, 50% of 500 =250 Supervised and Edited by
Have to win more games =250-80=170 Md. Yousuf Ali
Have to lose=300-170=130
Loss percentage=130*100/300=43.33%

Question-2: The value of a machine depreciates at the rate of 10% per annum. If its
present value is Rs. 1,62,000, what will be its worth after 2 years? What was the value of
the machine 2 years ago?
Solution:
Future value after 2 years=162000*(9/10)*(9/10) = Rs. 131220
Value before 2 years=162000*(10/9)*(10/9)=200000

Question-3: After 25 kg of water had been evaporated form a solution of salt and water,
which had 20% salt, the remaining solution had 30% salt. Find the weight of the original
solution.
Solution:
Ratio of Salt and Water = 20:80 =1:4=3:12
After evaporation,
Ratio of Salt and Water = 30:70 = 3:7
So, Water evaporated=12-7=5 units
Total Water and Salt =3+12=15 units
Now,
5 units≡25 kg
15 units≡75 kg
Question.4) Ajay ordered 4 pairs of black socks and some additional pairs of blue socks. The
price of the black socks per pair was twice of the blue. When the order was filled, it was found
that the number of pairs of the two colours had been interchanged. This increased the bill by
50%. The ratio of the number of pairs of black socks to the number of pairs of blue socks in the
original order was..
Solution:
Let,
Ratio of Black and Blue=x:y (Quantity)
Given that,
Ratio of Black and Blue =2:1 (price)
So, Total bill=2x+y
If the number of pairs of the two colours had been interchanged,
New bill=2y+x

According to question,
2y+x =(2x+y)*150/100
Or, 4y+2x =6x + 3y
Or, y=4x
Or, x :y =1:4
Ratio of Black and Blue=1:4
 Selected Aggarwal Chapterwise Written Math
Chapter: Percentage
Collected and Solved by : Shariful Islam
Supervised and Edited by : Md. Yousuf Ali

Question.5) A Company received two shipments of ball bearings. In the first shipment, 1 percent
of the ball bearings were defective. In the second shipment, which was twice as large as the first,
4.5 percent of the ball bearings were defective. If the company received a total of 100 defective
ball bearings, how many ball bearings were in the first shipment?

Solution:
Let,
In first shipment ball bearing be 100 units
So, In second shipment ball bearing b= 200 units
The number of defective ball bearing In first shipment=100 of 1%=1
The number of defective ball bearing In second shipment=200 of 4.5%=9
Now total defective ball bearing=1+9=10
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According to question, Shariful Islam
10 units≡100 Supervised and Edited by
100 units≡1000 Md. Yousuf Ali

Question-6:A saleman's commission is 5% on all sales upto Rs. 10,000 and 4% on all sales
exceeding this. He remits Rs. 31,100 to his parent company after deducting his commission. Find
the total sales.
Solution:
Let, total sales be Rs. X
According to question,
95% of 10000 + 96%(x-10000) =31100
9500 + 0.96x – 9600 =31100
Or, 0.96x =31100+100
Or, 0.96x =31200
Or,x =32500
Question-7:Aman gave 40% of the amount he had to Rohan .Rohan in turn gave one-fourth of
what he received from Aman to Sahil. After paying Rs. 200 to the taxi driver out of the amount
he got from Rohan, Sahil now has Rs. 600 left with him. How much amount will Aman have ?
Solution:
Let, Aman had 100 units
So, Rohan got 40% 0f 100=40 units
Aman will have 100-40=60 units
Sahil got 40*1/4=10 units
According to question,
Sahil got =Rs. (200+600) = Rs. 800
Now,
10 units ≡ Rs. 800
Or, 60 units ≡ Rs. 4800
Question.8) In company there are 75% skilled workers and reaming are unskilled. 80% of skilled
workers and 20% of unskilled workers are permanent. If number of temporary workers is 126,
then what is the number of total workers ?
Solution:
Let, total workers be 100 units
Total temporary workers =75*20/100 + 25*80/100=35 units
According to question,
35 units≡ 126 workers
100 units≡ 360 workers
 Selected Aggarwal Chapterwise Written Math
Chapter: Percentage
Collected and Solved by : Shariful Islam
Supervised and Edited by : Md. Yousuf Ali
Question.9) A shopkeeper sells notebooks at the rate of Rs.45 each and a commission of 4%. He
also sells pencil box at the rate or Rs.80 each and earns a commission of 20%. How much
amount of commission will he earn in two weeks if he sells 10 notebooks and 6 pencil boxes a
day?
Solution:
In 1 day the total of selling price notebooks = 45*10= Rs. 450
And in 1 day the total of selling price of pencil box=80*6= Rs. 480
So, 1 days ' profit=450*4/100 + 480*20/100= Rs. 114
Therefore, 2 weeks or 14 days' profit=114*14= Rs. 1596

Question-10: Vinay decided to donate 5% of his salary. On the day of donation he changed his
mind and donated Rs. 1687.50, which was 75% of what he had decided earlier. How much is
Vinay's salary ?
Solution:
Let,Vinay’s donation was 100%
According to question,
75% of donation = Rs. 1687.50
100% of donation = Rs. 2250
Again, 5% of salary = Rs. 2250
100% of salary = Rs. 45000

Question-11: In a competitive examination in State A, 6% candidates got selected from the total
appeared candidates. State B had an equal number of candidates appeared and 7% candidates got
selected with 80 more candidates got selected than A. What was the number of candidates
appeared from each State?
Solution:
Let, each state has 100 units
Difference of selected candidates
= 7-6 units
=1 unit
Now, 1 unit ≡ 80 candidates
100 unit's ≡ 8000 candidates
Question-12: A monthly return railway ticket cost 25 percent more than a single ticket. A week's
extension can be had for the former by paying 5 percent of the monthly ticket's cost. If the
money paid for the monthly ticket (with extension) is Rs. 84, the price of the single ticket is:
Solution:
Let, price of single ticket=100 units
Now,
After extension new price of single ticket
= 125*105/100 units
=131.25 units
According to question,
131.25 units ≡ Rs. 84
Or, 100 units ≡ Rs. 64
Question.13) Two vessels contain equal quantities of 40% alcohol. Sachin changed the
concentration of the first vessel to 50%' by. Adding extra quantity of pure alcohol. Vivek
changed the concentration of the second vessel to 50% replacing a certain quantity of the
solution with pure alcohol. By what percentage is the quantity of alcohol added by Sachin
more/less than that replaced by Vivek?
Solution:
Let,
 Selected Aggarwal Chapterwise Written Math
Chapter: Percentage
Collected and Solved by : Shariful Islam
Supervised and Edited by : Md. Yousuf Ali
Quantity of Alcohol =40 units
And Quantity of Water=60 units
In 1st vessel let, x quantity of alcohol is mixed
So, 40+x =(100+x)*50/100
Or, 80+2x =100+x
Or, x =20
Again, let, y amount of pure alcohol is replaced
So, 40-y*40/100 + y =50% of 100
Or, 3y/5 =10
Or, y =50/3
Now, Sachin added more=20-50/3=10/3 units
On 50/3 units, more =10/3 units
On 100 units, more=(10/3)*(3/50)*100=20%

Question-14: I bought 5 pens, 7 pencils and 4 erasers. Rajan bought 6 pens, 8 erasers and 14
pencils for an amount which was half more than what I had paid. The percentage of total amount
spent on pens by me is :
Solution:
Let, cost of each pen, pencil and eraser be x,y,z respectively
According to question,
5x + 7y+ 4z =1 (let total be 1)
And
6x+14y+ 8z=3/2
From 1 equation* 2 - 2 equation we get,
10x+14y+8z-5x-14y-8z =2- 3/2
Or, 4x =1/2
Or, x =1/8
Now cost of 1 pen = 1/8
So, cost of 5 pens =5/8
The percentage of total amount spent on pens by me is
=100*5/8=62.5%
Question-15: Out of a total of 85 children playing Badminton or Table Tennis or both, total
number of girls in the group is 70% of the total number of boys in the group, the number of boys
playing only Badminton is 50% of the number of boys and total number of boys playing
Badminton is 60% of the total number of boys Number of children only playing table Tennis is
40% of the total number of children and a total of 12 children play Badminton and Table Tennis
both. What is the number of girls playing only Badminton?
Solution:
Let, total number of Boys=x
So, total number of Girls=70x/100 =7x/10
According to question,
x+ ( 7x/10) =85
Or, 17x/10 =85
Or, x =50
Now,total number of Boys=50
And total number of Girls=85-50=35
Children play only tennis=85*40/100=34
Children play both =12
Now, Children play only badminton=85-34-12=39
Boys play only badminton =50*50/100=25
So, Girls play only badminton=39-25=14
 Selected Aggarwal Chapterwise Written Math
Chapter: Percentage
Collected and Solved by : Shariful Islam
Supervised and Edited by : Md. Yousuf Ali
Question-16: In a village, three people contested for the post of Village Pradhan. Due to their
own interest, all the voters voted and no one vote was invalid. The losing candidate got 30%
votes. What could be the minimum absolute margin of votes by which the winning candidate led
by the nearest rival, if each candidate got an integral percent of votes?
Solution:
Let, total votes be 100
Loser got votes =30
Remaining votes = (100-30)=70
Remaining candidates=2
So, winner should get =36
And Another must get = 34
Minimum absolute difference =36-34=2
Question.17) A man buys a house Rs. 5 lakh and rents it. He puts 12(1/2)% of each month’s rent
aside for repairs, pays Rs. 1660 as annual taxes and realizes 10% on his investment thereafter.
Find the monthly rent of the house.
Solution:
Let, Annual rent be Rs. X
According to question,
12.5X/100 + 1660 + 500000*10/100 = X
Or, X/8 + 1660 + 50000 = X
Or, 7X =413280
Or, X =59040
Now, monthly rent=59040/12= Rs.4920
Question.18) The present population of a village is 5500. If the number of males increases by
11% and the number of females increases by 20% then the population will become 6330. What is
the present population of females in the village?
Solution:
Let, the number of female population be X
According to question,
(5500-X)*111/100 + 120X/100 =6330
Or, 610500 +9X =633000
Or, X =2500
Question.19) Shobha's Mathematics Test had 75 problems i.e., 10 arthimetic, 30 algebra and 35
geometry problems. Although she answered 70% of the arithmetic, 40% if the algebra and 60%
of the geometry problems correctly, she did not pass the test because she got less than 60% of the
problems right. How many more questions she would have needed to answer correctly to earn a
60% passing grade?
Solution:
Total number of problems =75*60/100=45
Corrected Arithmetic problems =10*7/10=7
Corrected Algebra problems =30*2/5=12
Corrected Geometry problems =35*3/5=21
Total corrected problems = 7+12+21= 40
More questions should be corrected=45-40=5
Question.20) Peter got 30% of the maximum marks in an examination and failed by 10 marks.
However, Paul who took the same examination got 40% of the total marks and got 15 more than
the passing marks in the examination. What were the passing marks in the examination?
Solution:
Percentage difference
=(40-30)
=10 %
Now,
10 % =10+15 =25 marks
Or, 100% =250 marks
So, Pass marks
=250*30% + 10
=75 + 10 = 85
Selected Aggarwal Chapterwise Written Math
Chapter: Percentage
Collected and Solved by : Shariful Islam
Supervised and Edited by : Md. Yousuf Ali