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If the salary of a person is first increased by 15% and thereafter decreased by 12%, what is the net change in his salary?

Asked in RRB NTPC (UG) CBT-I · 2026
Successive Percentage Change · Quantitative Aptitude
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An x% increase followed by x% decrease gives a net loss of x²/100%.

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Questions Asked from Percentage in Previous Exams

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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
23Railways Questions Asked in These Years:2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
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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