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The price of fuel decreases by 50 % , 30 % and 50 % in three successive months, but increases by 65 % in the fourth month. What is the percentage increase/decrease in the price of fuel in the fourth month as compared to its original price? (Rounded off to two decimal places)

Asked in RRB Group D · 2025
Successive Percentage Change · Quantitative Aptitude
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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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