Successive Percentage Change Questions for RRB NTPC UG Exam
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Q1The value of a machine depreciates by 10% every year. What is the total percentage depreciation after 2 years?Q2The salary of an employee is increased by 5% in the first year and again by 5% in the second year. What is the overall percentage increase in the salary after two years?Q3If the salary of a person is first increased by 15% and thereafter decreased by 12%, what is the net change in his salary?Q4The enrolment of students in an institution increased by 10% in April compared to the number of students in March and then decreased by 5%, resulting in 1045 students in June. Find the number of students in March.Q5Sangeeta's salary is revised twice in two consecutive years. In the first year, the salary is increased by 12%. In the second year, it is decreased by 10%. Despite this, her salary after the second revision is ₹1,584 more than the original salary. What is Sangeeta's original monthly salary (in ₹)?Q6The price of an article increases and decreases alternately by 20% every year. If the difference between the prices at the end of the second year and third year is ₹1,920, find 40% of the price (in ₹) of the article at the end of the first year.Q7The price of fuel decreases by 55%, 35% and 45% in three successive months, but increases by 40% in the fourth month. What is the percentage decrease in the price of fuel in the fourth month as compared to its original price? (Round off to 2 decimal places.)Q8The price of an article increases by 25%, then decreases by 20%, and finally increases by 15%. What is the overall percentage change in the price?Q9An investment decreases by 30% in the first year, increases by 30% in the second year, and then increases by 20% in the third year. What is the overall percentage change from the initial value?Q10The price of an item is increased by 15% and then by 20%. Now the price of the item is decreased so that the overall effective increment in the price is 5%. The price is decreased approximately by ____%.Practice Free →Q11A shirt originally costing ₹800 is first decreased by 30% and then increased by 15%. What is its new price?Q12The price of an article is first increased by 30% and then decreased by 20%. Due to these successive changes, the final price becomes ₹40 more than the original price. What is the original price of the article?Q13Kavita's monthly salary increased by 25%, and then decreased by 20%. If her initial salary is ₹58,000, what was her final salary?Q14The price of fuel decreases by 45%, 25% and 15% in three successive months, but increases by 45% in the fourth month. What is the percentage decrease in the price of fuel in the fourth month as compared to its original price? (Round off to 2 decimal places.)Q15The price of a jacket is first increased by 20% and then decreased by 25%. If the original price was ₹600, what is the final price of the jacket?Q16A company's revenue increases by 20% in the first year, decreases by 10% in the second year, and increases by 15% in the third year. What is the overall percentage change in revenue over the three years?Q17Two successive price increases of 15% and 15% on an article are equivalent to a single percentage increase of:Q18The price of a trouser is first increased by 20% and then decreased by 25%. What is the net percentage change in the price?Q19The price of an article is increased by 20%. In the next step, it is decreased by x% of the new price. Finally, the price is increased by 10% of the original price. If the final price becomes exactly equal to the original price, the value of x is:Q20The price of an article is first increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%. If the original price of the article is ₹500, what is the net percentage change in the price?
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