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After two successive increments, a person's salary became 148.84% of the original salary. If the percentage increase in the second increment was equal to that in the first increment, then what was the percentage of each increment?

The population of a district is 357000, out of which 194000 are males. 47% of the population is literate. If 47% males are literate, then what percentage of females are literate?

The price of fuel decreases by 55%, 10% and 20% 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?

The population of a district is 327000, out of which 224000 are males. 65% of the population is literate. If 65% males are literate, then what percentage of females are literate?

The population of a city increases by 30% in the first year and decreases by 25% in the second year. What is the net percentage change after 2 years?

Alloy A contains metals $l$ and $m$ in the ratio $5:3$, while alloy $B$ contains them in the ratio 4 : 5.Alloy C is prepared by mixing alloys A and B in the ratio 3 : 2. Find the percentage of $l$ in alloy C .

The price of fuel decreases by 35%, 10% and 30% 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?

A circular decorative wall clock with a radius of 30 cm has a design where a chord connects two points on the circumference. This chord, along with two radii, forms an equilateral triangle at the center of the clock face. The smaller segment created by this chord is painted in a contrasting color. What percentage of the clock's total area does this smaller painted segment represent? (Use π = 3.14, $\sqrt{3}$ ≈ 1.732)

A salesman offers a discount scheme of 'Buy 25 and get 5 free' on the purchase of notebooks in his shop. He professes that a notebook costs him ₹10, but in reality, it costs him ₹5. Find the difference between his profit percentage and scheme discount.

Sachin sold 153 chairs and had a gain equal to the selling price of 85 chairs. What is his profit percentage ?

The price of fuel decreases by 15%, 25% and 35% in three successive months, but increases by 40% 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?

Due to an error, a shopkeeper increases the selling price of a ₹400 item by 12.5% instead of decreasing it by 12.5%. What is the percentage increase in the price due to this error?

The price of fuel decreases by 40%, 10% and 50% in three successive months, but increases by $50\%$ 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?

A number is increased by 50% and then again by 50%. By what percentage should the increased number be reduced so as to get back the original number ?

A toy manufacturer produced 1200 toy cars at a total cost of ₹91,000. He donated 200 cars to a charity event. For the rest, he announced a 10% discount on the market price of ₹120 per car. He also offered 2 toy cars free for every 8 toy cars purchased. If all 1200 toy cars were distributed, what is his overall gain or loss percentage?

A clothing store sold three dresses, D1, D2, and D3, whose selling prices were in the ratio 12 : 6 : 3. They made a profit of 20% on D1, a loss of 10% on D2, and a profit of 5% on D3. What was their approximate total profit or loss percentage for the entire sale?

A vendor purchases 5 shirts at the marked price of 4 shirts. If he sells each shirt after giving an 8% discount on its marked price, what is his profit percentage?

A dealer first sells a dining table for ₹X, making a 20% profit. Later the marked price of the same table is raised to ₹1.8X and a festive discount of 30% is given on it. What is the new profit percentage?

A company produced 6000 chocolates at a total cost of ₹1,80,000. They distributed 600 chocolates free as samples. For the remaining chocolates they offered a 10% discount on the market price of ₹40 per chocolate, and additionally gave 1 chocolate free with every 19 sold. What is the profit or loss percentage?