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Correct answer: A. 48
0.15 x 320 = 48. Quick check: 10% = 32, 5% = 16, total = 48.
SEBI Grade A Arithmetic Algebra Mensuration — practice questions
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Worked practice questions
If 30% of a number is 96, the number is
- 280
- 320
- 340
- 360
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Correct answer: B. 320
0.30 N = 96, so N = 320. Check: 30% of 320 = 96.
A number is first increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%. The net change is
- 4% decrease
- 4% increase
- No change
- 2% decrease
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Correct answer: A. 4% decrease
**Successive percentage change:** a + b + ab/100 = 20 + (-20) + (20)(-20)/100 = -4%.
Equivalently, 1.20 x 0.80 = 0.96 = 4% decrease.
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