model 2 net increase or decrease in % Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 11

The tax imposed on an article is decreased by 10% and its consumption increases by 10%. Find the percentage change in revenue from it.

a) 2% decrease

b) 11% increase

c) 1% decrease

d) 10% increase

Question : 12 [SSC MTS 2011]

When the price of cloth was reduced by 25%, the quantity of cloth sold increased by 20%. What was the effect on gross receipt of the shop?

a) 5% decrease

b) 10% decrease

c) 10% increase

d) 5% increase

Question : 13 [SSC FCI 2012]

A number is first increased by 10% and then it is further increased by 20%. The original number is increased altogether by

a) 15%

b) 36%

c) 32%

d) 30%

Question : 14 [SSC CGL Tier-II 2014]

If each side of a cube is increased by 10% the volume of the cube will increase by

a) 10%

b) 25%

c) 33.1%

d) 30%

Question : 15 [SSC CGL Tier-1 2011]

When the price of an article was reduced by 20% its sale increased by 80%. What was the net effect on the sale?

a) 44% decrease

b) 75% increase

c) 66% increase

d) 44% increase