Question
80% of a number is equal to 60% of another number. If
the total of both numbers is 560, find the difference between them.Solution
Let the numbers be ‘x’ and ‘y’ respectively According to the question, 0.80x = 0.60y Or, x/y = 3/4 Therefore, (3 + 4) units = 560 Or, 1 unit = 80 Therefore, difference = 4 – 3 = 1 unit = 80
More Percentage Questions
In each of the following number series, one term is wrong. Find the wrong term.
3, 10, 26, 58, 130, 272
32, 48, 72, 108, 162, 248
Find the wrong number in the given number series.
1215, 810, 540, 360, 240, 150
8, 12, 23, 40, 66, 103
4, 8, 24, 96, 485, 2880, 20160
1, 4, 20, 126, 1026, 10170
- 82, 65, 84, 61, 91, 59
Find the wrong number in the given number series.
26, 38, 60, 110, 206, 398
5000, 4050, 3240, 2268, 1360.8, 680.4
Find the wrong term in the given series below.
36, 20, 32, 72, 289, 1302.5
