Question
A number is decreased by 5% and then increased by 10%.
What is the percent increase or decrease of the number thus obtained from the original number ?Solution
ATQ, Decrease by 5% 100−(5% of 100) = 100−5 = 95 Increase by 10% 95+(10% of 95) = 95+9.5 = 104.5 To find the Percentage Change Change = 104.5−100 = 4.5 
The number increases by 4.5%.
More ESIC Part B Questions
- What approximate value will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following question? (Note: You are not expected to calculate the exact value.)
(29.97%) of 9840 + ? + (45.17% of 1240) = (31.955% of 11750)
What approximate value will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following question? (Note: You are not expected to calculate the exact value.)...
2380.03 ÷ 84.98 x 39.9 = ? + 15.32
[(2/3 of 899.79) + 25% of 500.21] × (√195.77 + 30.03% of 399.79) = ?
- What approximate value will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following question? (Note: You are not expected to calculate the exact value.)
- What approximate value will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following question? (Note: You are not expected to calculate the exact value.)
- What approximate value will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following question? (Note: You are not expected to calculate the exact value.)
(?)2 + 5.113 = 26.92 – 28.03
`sqrt(224.991)` + (3.81008)2 = ? `-:` `1/6.0001`
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