Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Number of students appearing for class X CBSE examination increases from 91,422 in 1999 – 2000 to 11,6054 in 2008 – 09. Increase in the number of students appeared is approximately 27%.
Options
True
False
Advertisements
Solution
This statement is True.
Explanation:
Number of students increase from 116054 in 2008 – 09 to 91422 in 1999 – 2000
= 116054 – 91422
= 24632
Percentage of increase in number of students
= `"Number of students increase"/"Number of students in previous year" xx 100`
= `24632/91422 xx 100`
= 0.2694 × 100
= 26.9 ≈ 27%
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
On Sunday 845 people went to the Zoo. On Monday only 169 people went. What is the per cent decrease in the people visiting the zoo on Monday?
Arun bought a car for ₹ 3,50,000. The next year, the price went upto ₹ 3,70,000. What was the percentage of price increase?
Shikha's income is 60% more than that of Shalu. What percent is Shalu's income less than Shikha's?
In the year 2015 ticket to the world cup cricket match was ₹ 1,500. This year the price has been increased by 18%. What is the price of a ticket this year?
Radhika bought a car for Rs 2,50,000. Next year its price decreased by 10% and further next year it decreased by 12%. In the two years overall decrease per cent in the price of the car is ______.
15% increase in price of an article, which is Rs 1,620, is the increase of Rs ______.
Four times a number is a ______ % increase in the number.
In 1975, the consumption of water for human use was about 3850 cu.km/year. It increased to about 6000 cu.km/year in the year 2000. Find the per cent increase in the consumption of water from 1975 to 2000. Also, find the annual per cent increase in consumption (assuming water consumption increases uniformly).
What is the percentage increase or decrease in the number of seats won by A, B, C and D in the general elections of 2009 as compared to the results of 2004?
| Political party | Number of seats won in 2004 |
Number of seats won in 2009 |
| A | 206 | 145 |
| B | 116 | 138 |
| C | 4 | 24 |
| D | 11 | 12 |
