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Mr. A invested ₹15,500 in stocks and ₹20,500 in mutual funds. If the uninvested amount is 40% of his total savings, what was his total savings?

Asked in SSC Selection Post 2025 (Graduate Level) · 2025
Income and Expenditure · Quantitative Aptitude
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Quantitative AptitudePercentageIncome and ExpenditureDistribution ProblemSSC Selection Post 2025 (Graduate Level)2025
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When comparing two categories, calculate their percentage-point difference first if both are percentages of the same total.

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43UPSC Questions Asked in These Years:2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026
29SSC Questions Asked in These Years:2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
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42State PSC Questions Asked in These Years:2002, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Percentage has appeared in 137 previous-year exam questions, most frequently in UPSC, State PSC and SSC.
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