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If 15% of 40 is greater than 25% of a number by 2, the number is

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

15/100 * 40 - 25/100 * x = 2 or x/4 = 4 so x = 16

1. A student multiplied a number by 3/5 instead of 5/3. What is the percentage error.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Let the number be x,
then,
\begin{aligned}
\frac{5}{3} - \frac{3}{5} = \frac{16}{15}x
\end{aligned}

Error% = \begin{aligned}
(\frac{16}{15}x * \frac{3}{5} * 100)% = 64%
\end{aligned}

2. If 15% of 40 is greater than 25% of a number by 2, the number is

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

15/100 * 40 - 25/100 * x = 2 or x/4 = 4 so x = 16

3. Total number of boys and girls in a school is 150. If the number of boys is x, then girls become x% of the total number of students. The number of boys is

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Clearly,
x% of 150 = 150 - x [as x is number of boys]

\begin{aligned}
=> x + \frac{x}{100} * 150 = 150 \\

=> \frac{5}{2}x = 150 \\

=> x = 60 \\
\end{aligned}

4. A housewife saved Rs. 2.50 in buying an item on sale. If she spent Rs. 25 for the item, approximately how much percent she saved in the transaction

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Actual Price = Rs.25 + Rs.2.50 = Rs.27.5

Saving = Rs.2.5

\begin{aligned}\text{Percentage Saving = }\dfrac{2.5}{27.5}\times 100 \\
= \dfrac{250}{27.5} = \dfrac{2500}{275}\\
= \dfrac{100}{11} = 9\dfrac{1}{11}\% \approx 9\%\end{aligned}

5. How many litres of pure acid are there in 8 litres of a 20% solution

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Question of this type looks a bit typical, but it is too simple, as below...

It will be 8 * 20/100 = 1.6